U.S. patent application number 12/662640 was filed with the patent office on 2010-11-04 for package.
This patent application is currently assigned to DIVIDELLA AG. Invention is credited to Christoph Hammer, Erich Specker.
Application Number | 20100276306 12/662640 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 41119279 |
Filed Date | 2010-11-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100276306 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Specker; Erich ; et
al. |
November 4, 2010 |
Package
Abstract
A package contains a package insert (3) for fixing objects (30,
31) in place, comprising a web (6) and, arranged in the web,
recesses (10, 11) which each partially receive an object (30, 31).
The package insert has mutually opposite sections (4, 5, 48, 50)
which are connected to each other and between which in each case a
group of two objects is arranged. Each section (4, 5) is provided
with predetermined tear lines (15) for predefining tear-off package
units (14), in such a way that a package unit (14), with the group
of objects fixed therein, can be separated from the package insert
(3).
Inventors: |
Specker; Erich; (Altstatten,
CH) ; Hammer; Christoph; (Schaffhausen, CH) |
Correspondence
Address: |
THE NATH LAW GROUP
112 South West Street
Alexandria
VA
22314
US
|
Assignee: |
DIVIDELLA AG
Grabs
CH
|
Family ID: |
41119279 |
Appl. No.: |
12/662640 |
Filed: |
April 27, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/193 ;
206/590; 229/237 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 85/42 20130101;
B65D 5/504 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/193 ;
206/590; 229/237 |
International
Class: |
B65D 71/12 20060101
B65D071/12; B65D 81/113 20060101 B65D081/113; B65D 17/28 20060101
B65D017/28 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Apr 29, 2009 |
EP |
09159063.8 |
Claims
1. A package with a package insert (3) for fixing objects (30, 31)
in place, comprising at least one web (6, 7, 8, 9) and, arranged in
the web, recesses (10, 11, 12, 13) which each at least partially
receive an object (30, 31), which web is fixed on a bottom section
(4, 40), wherein at least the bottom section (4, 40) is in each
case provided with predetermined tear lines (15) for predefining
tear-off package units (14), in such a way that a package unit
(14), with an object or with a group of objects, can be separated
from the package insert (3).
2. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the package insert
has, in addition to the bottom section (4, 40), at least one
further section (5) or several further sections (49, 50), wherein
preferably two sections lie opposite each other and are connected
or connectable to each other, and wherein the further section (5)
or the further sections (49, 50) are also provided with
predetermined tear lines (15).
3. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the web (6, 7, 8, 9)
is also provided with predetermined tear lines (42) for predefining
the tear-off package units (14).
4. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein several separate webs
are arranged next to one another in the web direction on the bottom
section (4, 40), and wherein the predetermined tear lines (15)
extend between the webs (8, 8', 8'').
5. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein separate webs (6, 7,
8, 9) are arranged offset from one another on the bottom section
(4, 40), and wherein the predetermined tear lines (15) follow the
offset arrangement of the web segments (6, 7, 8, 9).
6. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein individual web
segments (6, 7, 8, 9), spaced apart from one another in relation to
a web direction, are arranged on the bottom section (4, 40), each
web segment (6, 7, 8, 9) preferably being provided with a recess
(10, 11, 12, 13) for receiving an object (30, 31), and an object
(30) being able to be received in the gap formed by the space
between two web segments (8, 8'; 8', 8'').
7. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the web (6, 7, 8, 9)
has a plurality of recesses which are open toward a top face (16)
of the web and which each receive an object (30, 31), and wherein
the package insert (3) also has a cover, which is preferably
affixed to the top face (16) of the web and which closes off the
recesses open toward the top face of the web, said cover preferably
being formed by a top wall section (5) lying opposite the bottom
section (4).
8. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the package insert,
for the purpose of forming groups with in each case at least two
objects (30, 31) per package unit (14), has at least two preferably
parallel webs (6, 7, 8, 9) spaced apart from each other, each web
(6, 7, 8, 9) having recesses that are open toward a top face (16)
of the web and that each receive an object (30, 31).
9. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one web (6)
is a hollow body standing upright from a base plane and provided
with two web side-walls (17, 18) and with a web top face (16)
preferably extending approximately parallel to the base plane, and
wherein the web side-walls (17, 18) are laterally adjoined by
fastening sections (19, 20) arranged on the base plane.
10. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the package insert
(3) forms a profiled body (23) which is produced from preferably
one blank (20) and which is formed by adhesive bonding and folding
operations, which profiled body (23) in terms of its cross-section
surrounds an object or a group of objects (30, 31) and has the web
(6) integrated therein.
11. The package as claimed in claim 10, wherein the web (6) divides
the interior of the profiled body (23) into two cavities, with one
object being assigned in terms of its cross-section to each
cavity.
12. The package as claimed in claim 10, wherein the web (6) has web
side-walls (17, 18) which are provided with the recesses (10), and
the recesses (10) each extend, starting from a base plane (B), in
the direction of a top face (16) of the web.
13. The package as claimed in claim 12, wherein, in order to fix
the objects (30, 31) in place on both sides in the area of the base
plane, mutually opposite recesses (10, 28; 11, 29) are arranged on
the web side-walls (17, 18) and on mutually opposite sections (49,
50).
14. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein, on the face lying
opposite the base plane (B), mutually opposite sections (49, 50)
are adjoined by bridge sections (33, 34) which are oriented toward
each other and which are connected to each other at overlapping
adhesive sections (35, 36).
15. The package as claimed in claim 14, wherein the bridge sections
(33, 34) are provided with recesses (37, 38) which each partially
receive an object (30, 31).
16. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the package
comprises a folding box (2) which is made preferably from one blank
and in which the package insert (3) is or can be fitted.
17. The package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the package has a
folding box (2) made preferably from one blank and comprising a box
base (21), which box base forms a section (4, 40) of the package
insert (3), and/or wherein the box base (21) is provided with
predetermined tear lines (43, 44) in such a way that the package
insert (3) can be separated from the folding box (2) and in
particular can be pressed out of the folding box (2).
Description
[0001] The invention relates to a package with a package insert for
fixing objects in place according to the preamble of claim 1. Such
package inserts are mainly used to receive elongate objects and are
employed in particular in the pharmaceutical industry for packing
ampules, small bottles, syringes, vials, etc.
[0002] A comparable package of the type in question, with a folding
box and with a package insert fitted in the latter, has been
disclosed in WO 98/15461, for example. The package insert comprises
webs that are each designed as triangular hollow bodies standing
upright from a base plane. The package insert is formed from a
single blank which, after being set upright, is adhesively bonded
to the box base. The webs have cutouts which are open toward a top
face of the webs and into which elongate objects can be placed. The
packed objects can thus be easily removed from the package. For
certain applications, however, it may be necessary to prevent the
objects from being able to be removed too easily. Moreover, the
package does not have what is called a "tamper-evident function",
i.e. evidence as to whether the package has remained intact since
initially being filled and sealed by the manufacturer. Moreover,
the package is not especially suitable for handling objects in
groups. Packages of this kind are assuming an ever more important
role. Thus, for certain applications, it may be important to store
different active substances separately, for example in vials, but
to administer them together. Such pairs of vials can, for example,
contain an active substance on the one hand and a solvent on the
other.
[0003] It is therefore an aim of the present invention to avoid the
disadvantages of the prior art and in particular to create a
package of the type mentioned at the outset, with which the objects
can be better fixed in place in a package insert and which is
provided with a tamper-evident function. The package should also be
easy to handle and, in particular, permit advantageous grouped
storage of objects.
[0004] This aim or other aims are achieved with a package having
the features in claim 1.
[0005] According to the invention, a package has a package insert
for fixing objects in place, comprising at least one web and,
arranged in the web, recesses which each at least partially receive
an object. The web is fixed on a bottom section. For this bottom
section, the term "bottom wall section" is also used for simplicity
hereinbelow. Moreover, the at least one web can preferably be
covered by a top wall section or by another section. By means of at
least the bottom section being provided with predetermined tear
lines, tear-off package units can be defined. In this way, a
package unit, with an object or with a group of objects, can be
easily separated from the package insert.
[0006] In addition or alternatively, the package insert can have at
least one web and, arranged in the web, recesses which each at
least partially receive an object. The package insert can also have
sections which lie opposite each other and are connected or
connectable to each other, between which sections an object or a
group of objects is arranged. At least the two said sections can
each be provided with predetermined tear lines for predefining
tear-off package units, such that a package unit, with an object
fixed in place therein or with a group of objects fixed in place
therein, can be separated from the package insert.
[0007] The package insert can preferably be used for fixing in
place objects that extend in a longitudinal direction. For this
purpose, the package insert can have sections which each extend in
a longitudinal direction and on which the objects extending in a
longitudinal direction are placed or can be placed. Depending on
the embodiment, these sections can be the bottom wall section and
the top wall section, or the side-wall sections lying opposite each
other.
[0008] The at least one web can extend transversely with respect to
the longitudinal direction and preferably approximately at right
angles to the longitudinal direction. For this direction of the
web, the term "web direction" is also used hereinbelow. In terms of
cross-section, the webs can have a triangular, trapezoidal or
rectangular profiled shape. This profile can extend transversely
with respect to the longitudinal direction (or in the web
direction) so as to form a hollow body. However, other designs of
the webs in terms of their cross-section are also conceivable.
These include, for example, a double-walled web standing upright
relative to a base plane, with the web side-walls bearing on each
other and adhesively bonded to each other.
[0009] It may be advantageous if each section (that is to say,
depending on the embodiment, at least the bottom wall section and
the top wall section; or the two side-wall sections and, if
appropriate, the bottom wall section) is provided with
predetermined tear lines. In this way, individual package units can
be easily separated from the rest of the package insert. Since the
bottom wall section and the top wall section or the side-wall
sections lie opposite each other and are connected to each other,
advantageous storage of the objects in the package insert is also
ensured at the same time. In particular, this arrangement can also
ensure that an object or a group of objects is still securely
stored even in package units that have been detached.
[0010] In an advantageous embodiment, the sections (for example the
stated side-wall sections) can be assigned to a common blank. In
this case, the sections can be connected to one another by further
sections separated from them by fold lines.
[0011] Alternatively, however, the sections described at the outset
can also be formed by separate parts made of cardboard or of a
cardboard laminate. For example, bottom wall section and top wall
section can be designed as separate planar parts. Bottom wall
section and top wall section can be connected to each other via an
intermediate part that can predefine the web or webs. Adhesive can
be used to fix the connection.
[0012] In order to predefine tear-off package units, the at least
one web can be provided with predetermined tear lines and/or cut
lines. With this arrangement, the package units can be separated
particularly easily from the package insert.
[0013] A web can extend in a web direction across the width of the
package insert. Instead of a continuous web, an arrangement of webs
can also be divided into individual separate webs (or web
segments), which can each extend across only a part of the width of
the package insert.
[0014] Several separate webs can be arranged next to one another in
the web direction on the bottom wall section, and the predetermined
tear lines can extend between the webs.
[0015] Separate webs can be arranged offset from one another on the
bottom section or on the bottom wall section, in which case the
predetermined tear lines follow the offset arrangement of the web
segments. Particularly advantageously, the predetermined tear lines
can be designed with a more or less serpentine shape, said
serpentine shape being predefined by the offset arrangement of the
web segments.
[0016] Individual web segments, spaced apart from one another in
relation to the web direction, can be arranged on the bottom wall
section. Each web can be provided with a recess which is open
toward a top face of the web and which receives an object. A
further object is received or can be received in the gap formed by
the space between two webs. In this way, the storage capacity of a
package can be optimized.
[0017] In order to form groups of two, or pairs of objects, the
package insert can particularly advantageously have four webs or
web segments which are arranged behind one another and which are
each arranged spaced apart from one another, of which two webs or
web segments in each case serve for the storage of one object.
[0018] An advantageous embodiment can also be obtained if the at
least one web has a plurality of cutouts which are open toward a
top face of the web and which are predefined by the recesses and
each receive an object. Elongate objects, for example, can be
easily placed in these cutouts and stored horizontally therein. To
block off the recesses open toward the top face of the web, the
package insert can have, as a cover, the top wall section which is
preferably affixed to the top face of the web. The top wall section
(i.e. the cover) can be provided with predetermined tear lines for
ensuring the tear-off function of the package insert.
[0019] At least one web can be a hollow body standing upright from
a base plane and provided with two web side-walls and with a top
face that preferably extends parallel to the base plane. The web
side-walls can be laterally adjoined by fastening sections which
are arranged on the base plane and which are preferably fixed on
the bottom section and adhesively bonded to the latter. The
fastening sections can be provided with predetermined tear lines
and alternatively with cut lines, in which case these lines can
preferably extend congruently with respect to the predetermined
tear lines assigned to the bottom wall section or to the top wall
section.
[0020] In an alternative embodiment, the package insert can have a
profiled body which is produced from preferably one blank and which
is formed by adhesive bonding and folding operations, which
profiled body in terms of its cross-section surrounds an object or
a group of objects. The web can in this case be an integral
component part of the profiled body. For packing elongate objects,
the mutually opposite side-wall sections provided with
predetermined tear lines can extend in the longitudinal direction
like the objects.
[0021] It may be particularly advantageous if the profiled body has
a web standing upright from a base plane and of preferably
triangular, trapezoidal or rectangular cross-section. The web can
divide the interior of the profiled body into two cavities, with
one object being assigned to each cavity. For example, two objects
can in this way be combined particularly advantageously in one
group per package unit.
[0022] The web can have web side-walls provided with recesses,
which recesses each extend, starting from a base plane, in the
direction of a top face of the web, and an object is or can be
partially received in a respective recess. This design of the
package insert is suitable in particular for upright storage of
elongate objects, in which case one end of the object (e.g. a
bottom of a vial) can bear on the base plane.
[0023] Further advantages may be afforded if, in order to fix the
objects in place on both sides in the area of the base plane,
mutually opposite recesses are arranged on the web side-walls and
on the side wall sections.
[0024] On the face lying opposite the base plane, the mutually
opposite side wall sections can be adjoined by bridge sections
which are oriented toward each other and which can be connected to
each other by overlapping adhesive sections. For advantageously
fixing the objects in place in the area of the face lying opposite
the base plane, the bridge sections can be provided with recesses
which each partially receive an object.
[0025] The package can comprise a folding box which is made
preferably from one blank and in which the package insert is or can
be fitted. However, it would of course also be conceivable for the
above-described package insert to be used as a package without a
folding box or any other outer packaging.
[0026] An advantageous embodiment can be obtained if the package
has a folding box made preferably from one blank and comprising a
box base. The box base can form the bottom wall section of the
package insert, to which the fastening sections of the webs are
preferably secured and particularly preferably adhesively bonded.
In this arrangement, the package insert can be integrated in an
advantageous manner in a box. In addition or alternatively, the box
base can be provided with predetermined tear lines in such a way
that the package insert can be pressed out of the folding box. Of
course, the box base can, by means of alternative configurations,
predefine other types of separation. For example, solutions with
separating threads are conceivable, or with tear-off strips
predefined by perforation lines for detaching the package
insert.
[0027] Such a design of the box base can also be advantageous for
packages with conventional package inserts. For the latter case, it
would not therefore be strictly necessary to provide package
inserts with perforation lines.
[0028] Further individual features and advantages of the invention
will become clear from the following description of the
illustrative embodiments and from the drawings, in which:
[0029] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a package according to
the invention with a folding box and with a package insert fitted
in the latter,
[0030] FIG. 2 shows an enlarged perspective view of a package unit
that has been separated from the package insert according to FIG.
1,
[0031] FIG. 3 shows a blank for an intermediate part, with which
webs for the package insert can be formed by being set upright,
[0032] FIG. 4 shows a bottom section for the package insert in a
smaller view,
[0033] FIG. 5 shows a blank for the folding box according to FIG.
1,
[0034] FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a package with a folding
box and with a package insert fitted therein according to a second
illustrative embodiment, but with a cover having been removed from
the package insert,
[0035] FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of the package insert from
FIG. 6 (with cover),
[0036] FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of a folding box and,
removed from the latter, a package insert for a package according
to a third illustrative embodiment,
[0037] FIG. 9 shows a blank for the folding box according to FIG.
8,
[0038] FIG. 10 shows a partial view of a blank for a folding box
with a box base modified in relation to FIG. 9,
[0039] FIG. 11 shows a blank for a profiled body of a package
insert, in a form slightly modified in relation to FIG. 8,
[0040] FIG. 12 shows a bottom section for the package insert
according to FIG. 8,
[0041] FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of a package insert
produced from the blank according to FIG. 11,
[0042] FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of a folding box into which
the package insert according to FIG. 13 can be fitted,
[0043] FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of another illustrative
embodiment of a package insert, and
[0044] FIG. 16 shows a cross-section through a package with a
folding box and with a package insert fastened directly to a box
base.
[0045] FIG. 1 shows a package designated overall by reference sign
1, with a parallelepipedal folding box 2 whose lid is opened. A
package insert 3 for fixing objects in place is fitted in the
folding box 2, of which package insert 3 an upper section 5 can be
seen that predefines a cover. Reference signs 30 and 31 designate
objects stored horizontally in the package insert. The section 5,
designated hereinbelow as top wall section, is provided with four
more or less serpentine predetermined tear lines 15, by means of
which the package insert 3 can be divided into individual package
units. A first package unit is designated by 14, and an adjacent
package unit is designated by 14'. Each package unit is assigned
two objects, which are assigned one behind the other in relation to
a longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction is indicated by a
line A). In the present illustrative embodiment, small bottles,
also known as vials to a person skilled in the art, are stored for
example. In FIG. 1, the top of the small bottle 31 and the bottom
of the small bottle 30 can each be seen. The pairs of small bottles
are thus alternately arranged in different orientation next to one
another.
[0046] From FIG. 2, which depicts an individual package unit
separated from the package insert, it can be clearly seen that each
package unit is assigned two objects. It will be noted that the
small bottles extending in the longitudinal direction A are
arranged one behind the other. The small bottles are received in
cutouts predefined by recesses 10, 11 in the webs 6 and 7. The webs
6 and 7 are part of a web arrangement that comprises individual web
segments each assigned to a package unit. The webs 6 and 7 are
hollow bodies standing upright from a base plane B and extending
transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction A, the web
profile of the web itself being more or less trapezoidal and the
web profile of the web 7 being approximately rectangular. The webs
6 and 7 are assigned to an intermediate part, which is securely
connected to a lower section 4. For this bottom section 4, the term
"bottom wall section" is used hereinafter. The webs also have a top
face, which is plane-parallel to the bottom wall section 4, and two
web side-walls. Since the two webs are of similar design, only the
web 6 is depicted in detail in FIG. 2 (top face 16 of the web, web
side-walls 17 and 18). The web side-walls 17 and 18 are adjoined
laterally by fastening sections 19 and 20, which are affixed to the
bottom wall section 4.
[0047] FIG. 2 then shows that the serpentine separation lines
produced by the separation of the two mutually opposite sections 4
and 5 extend approximately congruent with respect to each other. As
will be seen, the separation line has subsidiary sections that
extend in the longitudinal direction and subsidiary sections that
extend obliquely. The subsidiary section of the separation line
designated by 45, and extending in the longitudinal direction A,
lies on a separation plane predefined by the front end of the web
6. The subsidiary section designated by 46 likewise extends in the
longitudinal direction and is designed congruently with respect to
the front end of the web 7. The two other subsidiary sections 47
and 48 are assigned to webs (not shown in FIG. 2) which are offset
in relation to the two webs 6 and 7 in the package insert (but see
FIG. 6 for example). They too extend in each case congruently with
respect to front ends of their associated webs. These webs are
assigned to the package unit designated by 14' in FIG. 1.
[0048] FIG. 3 shows a blank for an intermediate part of the package
insert, from which blank the webs can be produced by being set
upright. The blank 32 is advantageously made of cardboard or of a
cardboard laminate. The dot and dash lines and the double dot and
dash lines correspond to fold lines. The dashed lines represent
perforation lines, of which the perforation lines extending at
right angles to the arrow A permit simple folding-open during the
process of setting the webs upright. Only the obliquely extending
perforation lines 25, 26 and 27 are designed as predetermined tear
lines. The predetermined tear lines permit separation of individual
package units. The predetermined break lines 25, 26 and 27 extend
congruently with respect to the predetermined tear lines of the
bottom wall section and top wall section. The perforation lines are
also indicated by dashed lines in all the other figures.
[0049] A plurality of recesses are arranged in the blank. The
recesses 10 are assigned to the web or the web segment 6, and the
recess 11 is assigned to the web or the web segment 7 (cf. FIG. 2).
The other recesses 12 and 13 are assigned to those webs or web
segments offset in relation to the ones previously mentioned.
Between two adjacent web segments, a rectangular cutout is in each
case arranged in the blank 32. After the webs have been set
upright, the cutout designated by reference sign 24 forms a gap,
which would adjoin the web designated by reference sign 6 in FIG.
2.
[0050] FIG. 4 is a plan view of a blank for the top wall section 5,
which is provided with predetermined tear lines 15 of serpentine
shape. The bottom wall section (not shown) has approximately the
same configuration, except for having slightly greater external
dimensions.
[0051] FIG. 5 shows a blank 22 for the folding box. The blank 22
has a rectangular section 21, which forms the box base. The box
base forms a bearing surface for the bottom wall section 4 of the
package insert (cf. FIG. 2). Such folding boxes have been known of
and in use for some considerable time, for which reason this part
of the package is not explained in detail.
[0052] FIG. 6 shows a package according to a second illustrative
embodiment, in which the package insert is modified slightly in
relation to the first illustrative embodiment. In FIG. 6, a package
arrangement designated by reference sign 1' is shown which
comprises a folding box 2 and a package insert fitted in the
latter, but with the package insert missing the cover or top wall
section. In this position (i.e. without cover), the objects could
easily be placed horizontally into the corresponding recesses in
the webs of the package insert. Cutouts can be seen in FIG. 6 which
are open toward top faces 16 of the webs and which are provided by
the respective recesses and are each used to receive an object.
After the package insert has been filled, the cover can be placed
on top and connected firmly to the package insert by adhesive
bonding.
[0053] It can be seen in FIG. 6 that it has separate webs 6, 7, 8,
9 spaced apart from one another in the web direction, which extends
transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction A. Between
the webs there is a gap in which an object can be received. For
example, the individual webs of a middle row of webs extending in
the transverse direction are designated by 8, 8', 8''. Such a gap
is located between the webs 8 and 8' and between the webs 8' and
8''.
[0054] FIG. 7 shows a package insert 3 comprising two sections
which extend in a manner plane-parallel to each other and have
predetermined tear lines 15, specifically the bottom wall section 4
and the top wall section 5. The space between the sections 4 and 5
extending in a manner plane-parallel to each other is bridged by
the webs 6, 7, 8 and 9. To allow a better understanding of the
structure, the objects fixed in place in the package insert 3 are
not depicted in FIG. 7.
[0055] In contrast to the preceding illustrative embodiments, FIG.
8 shows a package with a package insert in which the pairs of
objects 30 and 31 assigned to a package unit 14 are not arranged
one behind the other, but instead next to one another in a vertical
arrangement. This is illustrated in FIG. 8 by the longitudinal axes
A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 approximately parallel to each other. The vial
30 extends in the longitudinal direction A.sub.1, while the vial 31
extends in the longitudinal direction A.sub.2. The package insert 3
comprises five package units 14 to 14.sup.IV, of which the package
unit designated by reference sign 14 has been separated from the
rest of the package inserts 14.sup.I to 14.sup.IV.
[0056] The package insert has a profiled body 23, which surrounds
the paired groups of objects 30 and 31 arranged next to one
another. A web 6 of triangular cross-section is arranged in the
interior and divides the interior of the profiled body. The
profiled body 23 has two side-wall sections 49 and 50, which lie
opposite each other and which extend parallel to the longitudinal
directions A.sub.1/A.sub.2. The bottom wall section 40, on which
the adhesive sections 19 and 20 of the profiled body 23 lie flat
and are adhesively fixed, lies on the base plane indicated by B.
The sections 49 and 50 are each adjoined by sections 33, 34
designated as bridge sections, which extend obliquely upward.
Toward the top, the package insert is closed by adhesive sections
which overlap each other and are adhesively bonded to each other.
An adhesive section 35 which adjoins a bridge section 33, and which
extends approximately plane-parallel with respect to the base plane
B, can be seen in FIG. 8.
[0057] The web 6 has web side-walls (not visible in FIG. 8) each
provided with recesses, which recesses each extend in the direction
of a top face 16 of the web, starting from the base plane B, and an
object 30, 31 is partially received in each of these recesses. To
fix the objects 30, 31 in place on both sides, recesses lying
opposite the abovementioned recesses are arranged on the side-wall
sections 49, 50 in the area of the base plane. The recess assigned
to the side-wall section 50 can be seen in FIG. 8 and is designated
by reference sign 29. On the face lying opposite the base plane, a
recess 37 can be seen in the bridge section 33, in which recess 37
the other front end of the object 30 is partially received.
[0058] FIG. 9 shows a blank 22 for the folding box from FIG. 8.
FIGS. 10 and 14 depict a variant in which the box base 21 is
provided with perforation lines 43 and 44. With the aid of these
perforation lines, a package insert can be pressed out of the
folding box and the package units can then be detached from one
another. The package insert can be adhesively bonded to the box
base, with the outer predetermined tear line 43 then defining the
contour for the bottom section of the package insert.
Theoretically, however, it is also conceivable that a profiled body
predefining the package insert is adhesively bonded directly to the
box base 21. It is therefore possible to dispense with a further
separate bottom section.
[0059] FIG. 11 shows a blank for a profiled body for a package in
the manner of the third illustrative embodiment. As is evident from
the associated FIG. 13, the package insert 3 differs in terms of a
slightly modified design of the bridge sections 35 and 36.
Otherwise, the package inserts have the same design. As is evident
in particular from the view of the blank 32 in FIG. 11, the area of
the webs is provided, for easy separation, with cut lines 42, as a
result of which the individual package units can be more easily
released from the package insert. Predetermined tear lines 15 are
provided only in the side-wall sections 49 and 50 and in the
adjoining sections 19, 34 and 35, on the one hand, and 20, 33 and
36, on the other hand.
[0060] FIG. 12 shows a bottom wall section 40 which has
transversely extending predetermined tear lines 41 for predefining
individual packages.
[0061] It will be seen from FIG. 15 that a package insert does not
necessarily need to have a cover or a top wall section. The package
insert 3 shown here is composed of only two components: a bottom
wall section 4 and, secured thereon, a part forming a central web
6. The illustrative embodiment according to FIG. 15 differs from
the preceding illustrative embodiments in that the objects 30 are
guided through recesses in the web 6. Instead of the objects being
set down, they have to be guided in through the closed
recesses.
[0062] FIG. 16 shows a package variant in which the package insert
3, formed from only one blank, bears on the box base directly,
without a separate bottom wall section, and is adhesively bonded to
said box base. In other words, the bottom wall section 4 is
identical to the box base 21. To allow the package insert to be
pressed out, the box base 21 is provided with perforation lines
43.
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