CN102666313A

CN102666313A - A package assembly for supporting a pair of consumable product packets

Info

Publication number: CN102666313A
Application number: CN2010800593030A
Authority: CN
Inventors: N·马科维克; A·奥尔德里奇
Original assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
Current assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
Priority date: 2009-10-26
Filing date: 2010-10-26
Publication date: 2012-09-12
Also published as: JP2013508236A; WO2011053566A1; US20120325711A1; EP2493782A4; MX2012004926A; EP2493782A1; JP5612697B2

Abstract

A package assembly provides a pair of openable product packets which support consumable products. The product packets are accommodated in a housing. The housing is formed from an elongate planar housing structure having a central wall and a pair of oppositely directed foldable flaps extending from opposite edges of the central wall. A transition line extends longitudinally thereacross. The packets are supported on the central wall on opposite sides of the fold line. The transition line may include a fold line, a severing line or a combination thereof.

Description

Be used to support the package component of a pair of edible product bag-like region

The benefit of priority of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application sequence number 61/279,783 that the application requires to submit on October 26th, 2009, to all purposes, it is incorporated into this paper by integral body by reference.

Technical field

The present invention generally relates to a kind of package component, and said package component is used to encase the bag-like region that at least one pair of comprises a plurality of edible products.More specifically, the present invention relates to support the product bag-like region of a pair of opposite side at broken line, wherein said broken line can further be used to said package component is separated into two packing sub-components.

Background technology

Some edible product (like chewing gum bar or sheet) can be stored in packing, and wherein the gum sheet is disposed in and allows from said packing and easily distribute the array of independent sheet.Can be used to comprise and distribute individually that a kind of type of the packing of the product of parcel comprises the paper tinsel bag-like region, said paper tinsel bag-like region encases the product that in array, aligns.Said paper tinsel bag-like region is that the product that is included in wherein provides environmental protection.

Said bag-like region can comprise openable lid, and said lid can be raised from the remainder of bag-like region, to be formed for allowing that independent distribution is comprised in the distribution opening of the product in the said bag-like region.For closed bag-like region again, bag-like region can be supported on typically in the housing that is formed by cardboard, in case said housing is distributed from said bag-like region around the product of said bag-like region and desired amt, said housing can be closed by again.

A kind of package component of reclosable of that kind is illustrated in the United States Patent(USP) No. 7,533,773 of co-assigned.The external packing housing allows that not only bag-like region is closed again, and assists opening at first to limit of bag-like region to distribute opening.

Although this purpose that is packaged as its intention plays sufficient effect, the packaging shell shown in it is configured to receive single product bag-like region.In addition, because packaging shell closely conforms to the product bag-like region, almost have no chance to carry out to promote to be included in the advertisement of using and selling of the edible product in the said bag-like region.Further, owing to only have a product bag-like region to be comprised in the housing, the ability of sharing said product with other people is reduced widely.

Therefore; Expectation provide the package component that comprises a plurality of product bag-like regions and a packaging shell; Said package component can hold a pair of product bag-like region and hold the advertisement of using and selling and the sales promotion sign that can strengthen edible product; And further, the ability of sharing a part of product with other people is provided.

Summary of the invention

The package component that comprises at least one pair of the openable product bag-like region that is used to support edible product is provided.Housing holds said product bag-like region.Said housing is formed by elongated smooth housing structure, a pair of relatively directed collapsible flap that said housing structure has midfeather and extends from the opposite edges of said midfeather.Transition line vertically extends across said housing structure and extends.Bag-like region is on the midfeather that is supported on said housing structure, thus in the said product bag-like region at least one be said transition line with said product bag-like region in another opposite side on.Collapsible flap is folding from flat open configuration to folding closed configuration.Said transition line in said housing structure can be selected from by allowing the said housing structure broken line folding at the broken line place and line of rupture that allows said housing structure to separate at the line of rupture place and the group of forming thereof.

Further, comprise that the package component of a pair of openable product bag-like region is provided, said product bag-like region is used to support edible product.Housing holds said product bag-like region.Said housing is formed by elongated smooth housing structure, a pair of relatively directed collapsible flap that said housing structure has midfeather and extends from the opposite edges of said midfeather.Broken line vertically extends across said smooth housing structure and extends.Said bag-like region is supported on the said midfeather at the opposite side of said broken line.Said collapsible flap is folding from flat open configuration to the folding closed configuration that encases said bag-like region.Said housing structure is further folding along said broken line under said flat opening-wide state, so that said bag-like region is placed with side by side orientation substantially on said housing structure.

In preferred embodiments, said broken line can also be to allow the line of rupture that package component is separated into a pair of packing sub-component.

Aspect method of the present invention, a kind of method that is formed for the package component of edible product is disclosed.Said method comprises the smooth housing structure that provides elongated, and said housing structure has midfeather and a pair of relatively directed collapsible flap that extends from the opposite edges of said midfeather.Form the broken line that vertically extends across said smooth housing structure.On the opposite side of said broken line, a pair of openable product bag-like region is attached to said midfeather.Folding said folding flap is to encase said product bag-like region.

Said broken line is line of rupture or perforation line preferably, separates said bag-like region to allow at said line of rupture or perforation line place.

Brief Description Of Drawings

Fig. 1 is the block diagram that is illustrated in the embodiment preferred of the package component of the present invention under the closure state.

Fig. 2 is the block diagram that is illustrated in the embodiment preferred of the package component of the present invention under the opening-wide state.

Fig. 3 is the planar view of flat blank of a bag-like region that is used for forming the package component of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is the planar view of flat blank of smooth housing structure that is used for forming the package component of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 illustrates the block diagram that is separated into the package component of a pair of packing sub-component of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is one the block diagram that illustrates in the packing sub-component of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 are illustrated under the flat configuration and from showing and the block diagram of the package component of distribution purpose and Fig. 1 of being folded.

The specific descriptions of preferred embodiment

The present invention provides the package component that holds a pair of product bag-like region.Each product bag-like region comprises a plurality of edible products that in aspectant array, align, for example gum sheet.Preferably illustrated although be arranged in the gum bar of two a plurality of parcels in the product bag-like region, certainly, in imagination of the present invention be, other edible products (parcel and parcel not the two) can be used.

In addition, in the embodiment preferred of describing hereinafter, two bag-like regions that form package component of the present invention are illustrated.What it is also contemplated that is that according to the present invention, a plurality of extra bag-like regions can be used.

See figures.1.and.2, package component 10 of the present invention comprises a pair of product bag-like region 12, and each in the said product bag-like region 12 supports the gum sheet 14 of a plurality of parcels with face-to-face orientation.Said bag-like region 12 is supported on the packaging shell 16 with the orientation of vertical arrangement.

With reference to Fig. 3, each bag-like region 12 is formed by the rectangular sheet 18 of multiple material in addition.Comprise relative

flat surfaces

18a and 18b for said 18.Inside face 18a can be formed by plastics and/or paper material sheet, and facing surfaces 18b is preferably formed by paper tinsel simultaneously.Comprise the intermediate surface 20 that supports said a plurality of gum sheets 14 for said 18.Sheet 18 comprises folding lower part 22 and collapsible top 24, and said folding lower part 22 can be folded on the gum sheet so that said gum sheet is wrapped in the bag-like region 12 with collapsible top 24.Typically, lower part 22 is folded along broken line 19, and top 24 is folded on the lower part 22 along broken line 21.Lower part 22 is included in the gluing regional 26 of interval on the surperficial 18b, thereby with bonding mode top is attached to the lower part.Said end 28 is folded so that the gum sheet is wrapped in the bag-like region in a usual manner.

As shown in Figure 2, each formed bag-like region 12 is members of rectangle substantially, and said member comprises a pair of relative main surperficial 30 and 32, relative top surface and

basal surface

34 and 36 and

relative end surfaces

38 and 40.

Further with reference to Fig. 3, laser cuts 42 on surface 30 along top 24 and be formed.Laser cuts 42 is placed among the paper tinsel surface 18b of sheet 18.Said laser cuts 42 forms semi-round substantially bag-like region lid 45, and said bag-like region lid 45 can be opened with the top of top surface 34 along main surperficial 30.Protruding tongue portion 45a in the middle of bag-like region lid 45 comprises, said protruding tongue portion 45a extends from semi-round laser cuts.Protruding tongue 45a be positioned at interval gluing regional 26 between, thereby when bag-like region is folded, keep not being attached to lower part 22.This allows that the user initiates opening of said bag-like region lid.Mention (for example during manufacturing process) unintentionally for fear of protruding tongue 45a, incision tract comprises a pair of indentation 45b.These indentations 45b is the part of not cutting, and said part of not cutting kept protruding tongue 45a to be attached to bag-like region before manually mentioning.As shown in Figure 7, open bag-like region lid 45 and allow and easily remove one or more gum sheet 14.

In addition with reference to Fig. 4, packaging shell 16 is formed by the elongated smooth carton blank 50 of rectangle substantially.Blank 50 can be formed and can be from bigger cardboard sheet by cross cutting by conventional material.

Packaging shell 16 comprises midfeather 52 and a pair of outward extending housing flap 54 and 56.Said housing flap 54 extends with 56 parallel broken line 54a and 56a from the opposite edges of the wall 52 that mediates.Flap 54 comprises the remote edge that the size of formation epirelief tongue and following protruding tongue 55 reduces, and said epirelief tongue is received in the angled seam 57 that forms in the flap 56 with following protruding tongue 55.Like what will further describe in more detail hereinafter, protruding tongue 55 is inserted in the seam 57 allows closed said packaging shell again.Packaging shell 16 also comprises the elongated broken line 59 that extends across the land.Broken line 59 along the length of blank 50 is extended is divided housing 16 equally for being equal to top and lower part substantially.Like what will further describe in more detail hereinafter, broken line 59 is perforation line preferably.Yet any other line of rupture (for example laser scored or tear strip (tearstrip)) that can be used to housing 16 is separated into two parts is in imagination of the present invention.In addition, although line 59 preferably is described to broken line, said line can be the transition line that limits broken line, line of rupture or its combination.

Existing with reference to Fig. 2, through using the suitable bonding (not shown) main surface 32, rear portion is adhered to center wall, two bag-like regions 12 can be supported on the midfeather 52 of housing 16.Said bag-like region is disposed on the midfeather 52 with the arrangement that is spaced vertically, thereby has a bag-like region in each side of broken line 59.As shown in Figure 2, said bag-like region be arranged to bag-like region lid 45 all with as the upwards direction in Fig. 2, seen and being placed.Yet what it is contemplated that is that bag-like region can be arranged with any orientation with respect to the bag-like region lid.For example say that said bag-like region lid 45 can be placed with the relation adjacent broken line of facing 59.

Through with bonding mode a housing flap 54 being fixed to another housing flap 56 at first, housing 16 can be closed into the configuration around the rectangle substantially of bag-like region 12.In case product is bought by the customer,

flap

54 and 56 can be opened into flat substantially state and expose bag-like region 12, and said thus bag-like region can be opened through opening each bag-like region lid 45, removes gum sheet 14 to allow from said bag-like region.After use, through at first closed flap 56, closed subsequently flap 54 and protruding tongue 55 inserted in the seam 57, housing 16 can be closed into collapsible state again.

Consider Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, use a kind of method of package component 10 of the present invention to be illustrated.Preferably, at opening-wide state, packaging shell 16 can be separated package component 10 is divided into two

packing sub-components

60 and 62 along broken line.The packing sub-component can each be used independently, therefore allows through providing the packing sub-component that uses dividually to share the product content thing.Each

packing sub-component

60 and 62 is can open with closeable independently, because in the protruding tongue 55 one can be inserted in one that stitches in 57 and can from stitch 57, remove.Although package component is separable preferably, it is contemplated that package component can be separated under closure state under opening-wide state.

In the another kind of mode of using package component 10 of the present invention shown in Fig. 7 and Fig. 8.In present technique, the broken line 59 that extends along the longitudinal axis of packaging shell is by individually as broken line.Under flat opening-wide state, packaging shell flap 54 is arranged in identical plane with 56 with midfeather 52, and is as shown in Figure 4.Subsequently, packaging shell 16 can be folded back himself along broken line 59, bag-like region 12 is placed with side by side layout substantially, like Fig. 7 and shown in Figure 8.In this occupation mode, the bag-like region of each bag-like region 12 lid 45 is arranged as in abutting connection with broken line 59 aspectant orientations benefits.

In this configuration, package component 10 can be used as allows table top or the desktop assembly of regularly distributing gum sheets 12 from each bag-like region 12.The configuration of housing and layout offer the ability that package component is vertically stood.

In this configuration,

housing flap

54 and 56 can further be used as the sign load-bearing surface and come for the user various information 66 to be provided.On the sign load-bearing surface, except that advertisement, product content thing and product information were provided, the present invention was envisioned for the customer the valuable additional information that makes product more conform with expectation is provided, particularly when using with table top or desktop mode.For instance; The sign load-bearing surface can comprise the helpful information to the customer, for example calendar, measure that conversions, intelligence development are inscribed or any other makes the customer more expect to buy said package component and uses the information of said package component with table top or desktop mode.

Even when using with the mode of table top or desktop, the customer still has the ability that the closed package assembly is used for transporting or subsequently package component being separated into two packing sub-components.

To those skilled in the art, will be clearly now to above-described various variations with the structure that illustrates.Correspondingly, set forth in appending claims concrete scope of disclosure of the present invention.

Claims

1. package component, said package component comprises:

Be used to support at least one pair of openable product bag-like region of edible product;

Be used to hold the housing of said product bag-like region; Said housing is formed by elongated smooth housing structure; The a pair of relatively directed collapsible flap that said housing structure has midfeather, extend from the opposite edges of said midfeather and vertically extend across the transition line that said housing structure extends; Said bag-like region is supported on the said midfeather; Thereby at least one in the said product bag-like region be said transition line with said product bag-like region in another opposite side on, said collapsible flap is folding from flat open configuration to the folding closed configuration that encases said bag-like region; And

Said transition line is selected from by allowing the said housing structure broken line folding at the broken line place and line of rupture that allows said housing structure to separate at the line of rupture place and the group of forming thereof.

2. package component as claimed in claim 1, a protruding tongue that comprises remote extension in the wherein said collapsible flap, and in the said collapsible flap another comprises the seam that is used for holding in said closed configuration said protruding tongue.

3. package component as claimed in claim 1, wherein said collapsible flap comprises the sign load-bearing surface.

4. package component as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing structure can rupture at said line of rupture place, and so that at least one pair of housing sub-component to be provided, each sub-component comprises a bag-like region of said centering.

5. package component as claimed in claim 4, wherein said line of rupture comprises perforation line.

6. method that is formed for the package component of edible product said method comprising the steps of:

Elongated smooth housing structure is provided, and said housing structure has midfeather and a pair of relatively directed collapsible flap that extends from the opposite edges of said midfeather;

Form the broken line that vertically extends across said smooth housing structure;

On the opposite side of said broken line, a pair of openable product bag-like region that will comprise said product attaches to said midfeather; And

Folding said folding flap is to encase said product bag-like region.

7. method as claimed in claim 6, wherein said broken line is a line of rupture, said line of rupture is used for separating said smooth housing at said line of rupture place.

8. method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said line of rupture is a perforation line.

9. method as claimed in claim 6, wherein said attached step also comprise bag-like region are fixed to said midfeather with bonding mode.

10. method as claimed in claim 6, wherein said product bag-like region comprise the openable bag-like region lid in abutting connection with an edge of each said bag-like region.

11. method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the product bag-like region is attached to said midfeather through said openable bag-like region lid with the said broken line of the relation adjacent of facing.

12. a package component, said package component comprises:

Be used to support a pair of openable product bag-like region of edible product;

Be used to hold the housing of said product bag-like region; Said housing is formed by elongated smooth housing structure; The a pair of relatively directed collapsible flap that said housing structure has midfeather, extend from the opposite edges of said midfeather and vertically extend across the broken line that said housing structure extends; Said bag-like region is supported on the said midfeather at the opposite side of said broken line, and said collapsible flap is folding from flat open configuration to the folding closed configuration that encases said bag-like region; And

Said housing structure is further folding along said broken line under said flat opening-wide state, so that said bag-like region is placed with side by side orientation substantially on said housing structure.

13. package component as claimed in claim 12, a protruding tongue that comprises remote extension in the wherein said collapsible flap, and in the said collapsible flap another comprises the seam that is used for holding in said closed configuration said protruding tongue.

14. package component as claimed in claim 12, wherein said collapsible flap comprises the sign load-bearing surface.

15. package component as claimed in claim 12, wherein said housing structure at said line of rupture place be can rupture so that at least one pair of housing sub-component to be provided, each sub-component comprises a said right bag-like region.

16. package component as claimed in claim 15, wherein said broken line comprises perforation line.

17. package component as claimed in claim 15, wherein each housing sub-component collapsible flap of a pair of sub-component of comprising the sub-component rear wall of a bag-like region that supports said centering and being used to encase said bag-like region.

18. package component as claimed in claim 12, wherein said product bag-like region is supported to said midfeather with bonding mode.

19. package component as claimed in claim 12, each in the wherein said bag-like region comprise the bag-like region lid, to allow to open said bag-like region.

20. package component as claimed in claim 19, wherein said bag-like region lid comprises the protruding tongue of extension, mentions said bag-like region lid with facility.

21. package component as claimed in claim 21, the said protruding tongue of wherein said bag-like region lid is to attach to said bag-like region removedly.