EP0158429A1
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-02-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-02-28
Abstract
Abstract A package formed from sheet material comprising two generally complementary portions (11).which are hingedly connection (13) along a common edge, part of at least one, and preferably both of which, being deformed away from its plane (12,13) to provide and article receiving volume, interconnecting means (20) being provided whereby, when the two portions are brought into contact, they can be physically held in this condition. There may be three portions, two of which (50) are complementary, and the other is which (51) forms a base, the base being a pair of inclined surfaces against which complementary surfaces on the portions (50) abut when the package is closed.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Leonard Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 00:09
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/04; B65D75/20; B65D75/22; B65D75/24; B65D75/225
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A package formed of a sheet of material comprising two portions (11) which are effectively mirror images over a substantial part of their area and which are interconnected along one edge (13) in such a manner as to be hingedly moveable from a position where they are in contact to a position where they are spaced, at least one of the portions being deformed (12, 13) away from its plane to receive an article to be received, the portions having interconnecting means (20) whereby, when they are brought into contact, they can be retained in this position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A package formed of a sheet of material comprising two portions (11) which are effectively mirror images over a substantial part of their area and which are interconnected along one edge (13) in such a manner as to be hingedly moveable from a position where they are in contact to a position where they are spaced, at least one of the portions being deformed (12, 13) away from its plane to receive an article to be received, the portions having interconnecting means (20) whereby, when they are brought into contact, they can be retained in this position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
A package as claimed in claim 1 wherein each portion is deformed (12, 13) away from its plane, in the same direction an amount to correspond to half of the article to be received, whereby, when the article is in the package, the point of abutment of the two portions is effectively at a plane through the centre of the article.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A package as claimed in claim 1 wherein the part of the portion(s) deformed away from the plane are adapted to receive a plurality of articles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A package as claimed in claim 3 wherein the articles lie side-by-side across the width of the package.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A package as claimed in claim 3 wherein an article is received in a deformed part of each portion so that, when the portions are brought into contact, the articles are in abutment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
A package as claimed in any preceding claim wherein there are three portions, two (50) of which are mirror images over a substantial part of their area and the third (51) of which is hingedly connected (52) between and to each of the said two, the third portion being formed to have two surfaces (56), one of which is adapted to be in abutment with a complementary surface (55) on each of the said two portions, when the said two portions are brought into contact.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A package as claimed in claim 6 wherein the said third portion (51) is triangular in elevation, the base of the triangle forming the base of the package and the two sides lying in the planes of the complementary surfaces (56).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
59 words
8 . A package as claimed in claim 6 wherein the third portion is provided with recesses (53) therein which are complementary to the bases of the article(s) adapted to be received in the container whereby the articles can be received in the recesses (53) and the said two portions (50) rotated about the hinges (52) and into contact.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A package as claimed in any one of claims 6 to 8 wherein a reinforcing web (57) is located between the complementary surface and the main part of each portion, on each side thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
81 words
A package as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the form of interconnection is by means of a press stud (20) arrangement or the like whereby one of the portions has at least one outwardly extending recess and the other has corresponding outwardly directed studs, the relative sizes of the recesses and the studs being such as to enable the studs to be received in the recesses after deformation so that the studs are restrained from moving out of the recesses.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
A package as claimed in any preceding claim wherein at least one of the portions, and preferably both of the portions, extend beyong the artiele(s) to be packed and the extended portion is formed to have a cut-out whereby to form a handle (18) so that the package can be carried.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
A package as claimed in claim 11 wherein the surrounds of the handle are returned to provide a comfortable grip.
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