Transport and display packing

Claim 2

A transport and display packing made from a foldable material, for instance cardboard, consisting of a tubular base having a polygonal cross-section and provided with longitudinal folding lines and a box-shaped body positioned on top of the base for containing commercial goods, which body rests on the base, whilst the base is also provided with at least two transverse folding lines running parallel to the basal plane of the foot and the distance between these two folding lines approximately corresponds with a main dimension of the body, so that the base which can be folded along the longitudinal folding lines can be fitted snugly against the body in such a fashion that the lower transverse folding line comes to rest against a top edge of the body, characterized in that the entire packing is made from a single plane sheet such that each section of the packing is continuously connected through other sections to each other section of the packing and that substantially all of the plane sheet surface is utilized with a minimum of wastage.

Claim 3

A transport and display packing according to claim 1, characterized in that the packing is provided with an ancillary part for the automatic unfolding of the base to assume the only correct position underneath the box- shaped body, the said ancillary part being integral with the plane sheet.

Claim 4

A transport and display packing according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the packing is provided with separate folding lines which make it possible to fold the packing composed of a single plane sheet into a flat package.

Claim 5

A transport and display packing according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the packing is provided with separate folding lines, so that in one and the same packing the box-shaped body can be positioned at will at an angle to the base or in plumb position on the base.

Claim 6

A transport and display packing according to claim 1, characterized in that the plane sheet from which the packing has been formed comprises: - a face which is substantially divided lengthwise by means of a coinciding first longitudinal groove and first longitudinal intersecting line parts into - a part for substantially all of the box-shaped body and - a part for substantially all of the base, - whilst the part for substantially all of the box-shaped body is subdivided by means of a second longitudinal groove into wall faces and bottom faces, - and by means of transverse grooves and a forked intersecting line into front, side and rear faces, - whilst in top view of the plane sheet the wall faces for the box-shaped body may form the entire right-hand side of the plane sheet, which side may incorporate the following wall faces, going from the bottom to the top: - a first narrow overlap face for interconnection - separated by a first transverse groove from - a first side-wall face - separated by a second transverse groove from - a first incomplete front face section, - which is separated by a forked line of intersection from - a second incomplete front face section, - which is separated by a third transverse groove from - a second side-wall face - separated by a fourth transverse groove from - a rear-wall face,

Claim 7

- whilst the faces for the bottom of the box-shaped body comprise, going from bottom to top: - a first lateral bottom face, - which is separated by the second longitudinal groove from - the first side-wall face, - a second lateral bottom face, - which is separated by the second longitudinal groove from - the second side-wall face and - a rearmost main bottom face, - which is separated by the second longitudinal groove from - the rear-wall face and - by a third longitudinal groove from - a frontmost main bottom face, - which is separated by a fourth longitudinal groove from - a front face, - of which the rearmost main bottom face, the frontmost main bottom face and the front face in top view exhibit a funnel-shaped divergent profile from right to left, extending into the plane sheet section intended for the base, - and are separated therefrom by funnel-like diverging lines of intersection and a second longitudinal intersecting line, - whilst the rearmost main bottom face is T-shaped, - with the top beam of the T being over its entire length adjacent to the rear-wall face and having a width virtually equal to half the width of a lateral bottom face, - and the main beam of the T forming the narrow initial part of the funnel shape,

Claim 8

- whilst the faces for the bottom of the box-shaped body comprise, going from bottom to top: - a first lateral bottom face, - which is separated by the second longitudinal groove from - the first side-wall face, - a second lateral bottom face, - which is separated by the second longitudinal groove from - the second side-wall face and - a rearmost main bottom face, - which is separated by the second longitudinal groove from - the rear-wall face and - by a third longitudinal groove from - a frontmost main bottom face, - which is separated by a fourth longitudinal groove from - a front face, - of which the rearmost main bottom face, the frontmost main bottom face and the front face in top view exhibit a funnel-shaped divergent profile from right to left, extending into the plane sheet section intended for the base, - and are separated therefrom by funnel-like diverging lines of intersection and a second longitudinal intersecting line, - whilst the rearmost main bottom face is T-shaped, - with the top beam of the T being over its entire length adjacent to the rear-wall face and having a width virtually equal to half the width of a lateral bottom face, - and the main beam of the T forming the narrow initial part of the funnel shape,

Claim 9

- whilst the faces for the base are divided by a fifth longitudinal groove into upper base faces and lower base faces, of which the latter are in top view located along the far left-hand side of the plane sheet and

Claim 10

- whilst the faces for the base are divided by a fifth longitudinal groove into upper base faces and lower base faces, of which the latter are in top view located along the far left-hand side of the plane sheet and

Claim 11

- of which the upper base faces comprise the following, going from the bottom to the top: - a second narrow overlap face for interconnection - separated by the first transverse groove from - a first rearmost upper-base side-wall face - separated by a fifth transverse groove from - a first frontmost upper-base side-wall face - separated by a sixth transverse groove from - an upper-base front face, - separated by a seventh transverse groove from - a second frontmost upper-base side-wall face - separated by an eighth transverse groove from - a second rearmost upper-base side-wall face - separated by the fourth transverse groove from - an upper-base rear-wall face which - consists of a first and a second upper-base rear-wall face section - which are separated from one another by the funnel-like diverging lines of intersection - and the intermediate parts of the rearmost main bottom face and the front face and the entire frontmost main bottom face for the box-shaped body,

Claim 12

- of which the upper base faces comprise the following, going from the bottom to the top: - a second narrow overlap face for interconnection - separated by the first transverse groove from - a first rearmost upper-base side-wall face - separated by a fifth transverse groove from - a first frontmost upper-base side-wall face - separated by a sixth transverse groove from - an upper-base front face, - separated by a seventh transverse groove from - a second frontmost upper-base side-wall face - separated by an eighth transverse groove from - a second rearmost upper-base side-wall face - separated by the fourth transverse groove from - an upper-base rear-wall face which - consists of a first and a second upper-base rear-wall face section - which are separated from one another by the funnel-like diverging lines of intersection - and the intermediate parts of the rearmost main bottom face and the front face and the entire frontmost main bottom face for the box-shaped body,

Claim 13

- and the lower base faces comprise, going from the bottom to the top: - a third narrow overlap face for interconnection - separated by the fifth longitudinal groove from - the second narrow overlap face for interconnection - and by the first transverse groove from - a first rearmost lower-base side-wall face - separated by the fifth longitudinal groove from - the first rearmost upper-base side-wall face - and by the fifth transverse groove from - a first frontmost lower-base side-wall face - separated by the fifth longitudinal groove from - the first frontmost upper-base side-wall face - and by the sixth transverse groove from - a lower-base front face - separated by the fifth longitudinal groove from - the upper-base front face - and by the seventh transverse groove from - a second frontmost lower-base side-wall face - separated by the fifth longitudinal groove from - the second frontmost lower-base side-wall face - and by the eighth transverse groove from - a second rearmost lower-base side-wall face - separated by the fifth longitudinal groove from - the second rearmost upper-base side-wall face - and by the fourth transverse groove from - a lower-base rear-wall face from which a part of the front face for the box-shaped body has been separated by means of the funnel-like diverging lines of intersection and the second longitudinal intersecting line and - which lower-base rear-wall face is separated by means of two subgrooves of the fifth longitudinal groove from - the two upper-base rear-wall face sections - in which an ancillary face has been attached in symmetric disposition along part of the right-hand side of the upper-base front face, - separated from it by the first longitudinal groove, - and on the right-hand side of part of the ancillary face a fixing lug has been attached, - separated from it by the second longitudinal groove, - which lug covers only a restricted area, - whilst this lug is separated by means of the forked line of intersection from the first and the second incomplete front face section for the box-shaped body and - the ancillary face is separated by means of a first transverse line of intersection from - the first lateral bottom face for the box-shaped body - and by means of a second transverse line of intersection from - the second lateral bottom face for the box-shaped body,

Claim 14

- and the lower base faces comprise, going from the bottom to the top: - a third narrow overlap face for interconnection - separated by the fifth longitudinal groove from - the second narrow overlap face for interconnection - and by the first transverse groove from - a first rearmost lower-base side-wall face - separated by the fifth longitudinal groove from - the first rearmost upper-base side-wall face - and by the fifth transverse groove from - a first frontmost lower-base side-wall face - separated by the fifth longitudinal groove from - the first frontmost upper-base side-wall face - and by the sixth transverse groove from - a lower-base front face - separated by the fifth longitudinal groove from - the upper-base front face - and by the seventh transverse groove from - a second frontmost lower-base side-wall face - separated by the fifth longitudinal groove from - the second frontmost lower-base side-wall face - and by the eighth transverse groove from - a second rearmost lower-base side-wall face - separated by the fifth longitudinal groove from - the second rearmost upper-base side-wall face - and by the fourth transverse groove from - a lower-base rear-wall face from which a part of the front face for the box-shaped body has been separated by means of the funnel-like diverging lines of intersection and the second longitudinal intersecting line and - which lower-base rear-wall face is separated by means of two subgrooves of the fifth longitudinal groove from - the two upper-base rear-wall face sections - in which an ancillary face has been attached in symmetric disposition along part of the right-hand side of the upper-base front face, - separated from it by the first longitudinal groove, - and on the right-hand side of part of the ancillary face a fixing lug has been attached, - separated from it by the second longitudinal groove, - which lug covers only a restricted area, - whilst this lug is separated by means of the forked line of intersection from the first and the second incomplete front face section for the box-shaped body and - the ancillary face is separated by means of a first transverse line of intersection from - the first lateral bottom face for the box-shaped body - and by means of a second transverse line of intersection from - the second lateral bottom face for the box-shaped body,

Claim 15

- whilst the hingeable connection between the box-shaped body and the upper base comprises: - a first hinge face - which is separated by the second longitudinal groove from - the first narrow overlap for interconnection - and by a third transverse line of intersection - which is in direct line with the first transverse groove, - from the first lateral bottom face for the box-shaped body, - and by the first longitudinal groove from - the second narrow overlap for interconnection - the said first hinge face being divided by - a sixth longitudinal groove into - a first base hinge subface and a first box-shaped body hinge subface

Claim 16

- whilst the hingeable connection between the box-shaped body and the upper base comprises: - a first hinge face - which is separated by the second longitudinal groove from - the first narrow overlap for interconnection - and by a third transverse line of intersection - which is in direct line with the first transverse groove, - from the first lateral bottom face for the box-shaped body, - and by the first longitudinal groove from - the second narrow overlap for interconnection - the said first hinge face being divided by - a sixth longitudinal groove into - a first base hinge subface and a first box-shaped body hinge subface

Claim 17

- and - a second hinge face - separated by a fourth transverse line of intersection, - which is in direct line with the fourth transverse groove - from the second lateral bottom face for the box-shaped body, - separated by the second longitudinal groove from - the rear-wall face for the box-shaped body - and separated by the first longitudinal groove from - the first upper-base rear-wall face section, - whilst this second hinge face is divided by a seventh longitudinal groove, - which is in direct line with the sixth longitudinal groove - into two hinge subfaces - such that the second base hinge subface is separated from - the rearmost main bottom face for the box-shaped body by - a lower funnel-like diverging line of intersection and - the second box-shaped body hinge subface forms part of - the rearmost main bottom face for the box-shaped body - and - a third hinge face - which is separated by the second longitudinal groove from - the rear-wall face for the box-shaped body - and by the first longitudinal groove from - the second upper-base rear-wall face section - whilst this third hinge face is divided by an eighth longitudinal groove, - which is in direct line with the sixth and the seventh longitudinal groove, - into two hinge subfaces, - such that the third base hinge subface is separated from - the rearmost main bottom face for the box-shaped body by an upper funnel-like diverging line of intersection and - the third box-shaped body hinge subface forms part of the rearmost main bottom face for the box-shaped body. (Figures 10 and 11)

Claim 18

- and - a second hinge face - separated by a fourth transverse line of intersection, - which is in direct line with the fourth transverse groove - from the second lateral bottom face for the box-shaped body, - separated by the second longitudinal groove from - the rear-wall face for the box-shaped body - and separated by the first longitudinal groove from - the first upper-base rear-wall face section, - whilst this second hinge face is divided by a seventh longitudinal groove, - which is in direct line with the sixth longitudinal groove - into two hinge subfaces - such that the second base hinge subface is separated from - the rearmost main bottom face for the box-shaped body by - a lower funnel-like diverging line of intersection and - the second box-shaped body hinge subface forms part of - the rearmost main bottom face for the box-shaped body - and - a third hinge face - which is separated by the second longitudinal groove from - the rear-wall face for the box-shaped body - and by the first longitudinal groove from - the second upper-base rear-wall face section - whilst this third hinge face is divided by an eighth longitudinal groove, - which is in direct line with the sixth and the seventh longitudinal groove, - into two hinge subfaces, - such that the third base hinge subface is separated from - the rearmost main bottom face for the box-shaped body by an upper funnel-like diverging line of intersection and - the third box-shaped body hinge subface forms part of the rearmost main bottom face for the box-shaped body. (Figures 10 and 11)

Claim 19

A transport and display packing according to claim 5, characterized in that for positioning the fixing lug in the longitudinal centre of the rearmost main bottom face for the box-shaped body round about a hypothetical extended part of the first longitudinal groove, a rectangular aperture has been provided over a restricted length which at least corresponds with the width of the fixing lug.

Claim 20

A transport and display packing according to any one of the claims 4-6, characterized in that the following incisions have been made along the fifth longitudinal groove: - from the first transverse groove as far as approximately halfway down the first rearmost upper and lower-base side-wall faces, - from the sixth transverse groove as far as approximately one third from the bottom of the upper and lower-base front faces, - from approximately two thirds from the bottom of the upper and lower-base front faces, as far as the seventh transverse groove, - from approximately half down the second rearmost upper and lower-base side-wall faces, as far as the fourth transverse groove.

Claim 21

A transport and display packing according to any one of the claims 5-7 characterized in that at least some of the extremities of the longitudinal groove incisions have been provided with transverse incisions of restricted length made at right angles thereto.

Claim 22

A transport and display packing according to any one of the claims 5-8 characterized in that a ninth longitudinal groove has been provided at some distance to the left of the first longitudinal groove, and running parallel thereto, between the sixth and the seventh transverse groove, in the upper-base front face as well as - a first oblique groove running - from the point of intersection of - the ninth longitudinal groove and - the sixth transverse groove - to the point of intersection of - the first longitudinal groove and - the first transverse groove, - a second oblique groove running - from the point of intersection of - the ninth longitudinal groove and - the sixth transverse groove - to the point of intersection of - the first longitudinal groove and - the first transverse intersecting line, - a third oblique groove running - from the point of intersection of - the ninth longitudinal groove and - the seventh transverse groove - to the point of intersection of - the first longitudinal groove and - the second transverse intersecting line, and - a fourth oblique groove running - from the point of intersection of - the ninth longitudinal groove and - the seventh transverse groove - to the point of intersection of - the first longitudinal groove and - the fourth transverse groove.

Claim 23

A transport and display packing according to any one of claims 5-9, characterized in that the first and the second side-wall face of the box-shaped body have been provided with a ninth and tenth transverse groove, respectively, so that in top view, going from the bottom to the top, - the first side-wall face is divided into - a first posterior and - a first anterior side-wall face - and the second side-wall face is divided into - a second anterior and - the second posterior side-wall face, - whilst the ninth and tenth transverse groove also extends into the first and second lateral bottom face - in consequence whereof these faces are, in top view going from the bottom to the top, divided into - a first posterior and - a first anterior, and - a second anterior and - a second posterior lateral bottom face, respectively.

Claim 24

A transport and display packing according to any one of claims 5-10, characterized in that - the function of the first hinge face has been taken over completely by the second and the third hinge face, whilst - the first and the second side-wall face of the box- shaped body have been bevelled on what is in top view the right-hand side, so that in top view, going from the bottom to the top - the first side-wall has an edge sloping to the left and - the second side-wall has an edge sloping to the right, - in such a fashion that when a packing is fully unfolded from the plane sheet the box-shaped body assumes a trapezoid cross-section, - in which the front is lower than the back wall and - the front face is of such dimensions that when a packing is fully unfolded from the plane sheet, the ultimate height of the front face corresponds with the height of the incomplete front-face sections.

Claim 25

A transport and display packing according to claim 11, characterized in that the front face is divided by means of a double longitudinal groove into an outer front-face section, located in top view to the right of the double longitudinal groove, and an inner front-face section located on the left-hand side, such that when a packing has been fully unfolded from the plane sheet, the inner front-face section has been folded back to the interior of the box-shaped body.

Claim 26

A transport and display packing according to claim 12, characterized in that the inner and the outer front-face section have substantially the same length and that the inner front-face section is provided over part of its length with at least one protruding cardboard closing lug, whilst at corresponding points in the fourth longitudinal groove matching apertures have been cut into which the said closing lugs slip when a packing has been fully unfolded from the plane sheet.

Claim 27

A transport and display packing according to any one of claims 5-13, characterized in that the incomplete front face sections are of symmetrical design.

Claim 28

A transport and display packing according to any one of claims 5-14, characterized in that the boundary area of the first incomplete front face section, located in the top right-hand side in top view of the plane sheet, comprises the following subsections from the bottom to the top, starting from the second transverse groove: - a substantially vertical first part, changing over into - a substantially horizontal second part, changing over into - a substantially vertical third part, changing over into - a substantially horizontal fourth part, adjacent to the fixing lug and changing over into - a substantially vertical fifth part bordering upon the ancillary face, - up to this point constituting the forked line of intersection, changing over into - the first transverse intersecting line.

Claim 29

A transport and display packing according to claim 15, characterized in that the transition from the first part to the second part is rounded, whereas the transition from the second part to the third part forms a substantially right angle.

Claim 30

A transport and display packing according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that a limited number of slots have been provided for the accommodation of certain sections of the packing when ready for instant use.

Claim 31

A transport and display packing according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the plane sheet from which the packing is formed comprises: - an A face which is lengthwise divided by means of a coincident A first longitudinal groove and an A first longitudinal line of intersection into: - an A section for the entire box-shaped body and - an A section for the base - of which the A section for the box-shaped body is divided by means of an A second longitudinal groove into A wall faces and A bottom faces, and - by means of A transverse grooves into A front, A side and A rear faces, - such that in top view of the plane sheet the A wall faces for which the box-shaped body may constitute the entire right-hand side of the plane sheet, which side incorporates the following A wall faces, going from bottom to top: - an A first narrow overlap face for interconnection - separated by an A first transverse groove from - an A first side-wall face - separated by an A second transverse groove from - an A front face - separated by an A third transverse groove from - an A second side-wall face - separated by an A fourth transverse groove from - an A rear-wall face , - and the following A bottom faces given from the bottom to the top: - an A first lateral bottom face extending over virtually the full length, separated by the A second longitudinal groove from - virtually the full length of the A first sidewall face, and - an A upper front bottom face extending over virtually the full length, separated by the A second longitudinal groove from - virtually the full length of the A front face, and - an A second lateral bottom face extending over virtually the full length, separated by the A second longitudinal groove from - virtually the full length of the A second side-wall face, and - an A upper rear-wall bottom face extending over virtually the full length, separated by the A second longitudinal groove from - virtually the full length of the A rear-wall face as well as, going from the bottom to the top, - an A lower front bottom face, - separated by an A third longitudinal groove from - the A upper front bottom face, and - an A lower rear-wall bottom face, - separated by an A fourth longitudinal groove - which is in direct line with the A third longitudinal groove, from - an A upper rear-wall bottom face, - whilst the A part for the base is divided by an A fifth longitudinal groove into an A upper base part and an A lower base part, - of which the A upper base comprises the following faces, given from the bottom to the top: - an A second narrow overlap face for interconnection, - separated by the A first transverse groove from - an A first rearmost upper-base side-wall face, - separated by the A fifth transverse groove from - an A first frontmost upper-base side-wall face, - separated by the A sixth transverse groove, - which is in direct line with the A second transverse groove, from - an A upper-base front face, - separated by means of the A first longitudinal groove from - an A lower front bottom face - and by means of an A seventh transverse groove, - which is in direct line with the A third transverse groove, from - an A second frontmost upper-base side-wall face, - separated by the A eighth transverse groove from - an A second rearmost upper-base side-wall face, - separated by the A ninth transverse groove, - which is in direct line with the A fourth transverse groove, from - an A upper-base rear-wall face, - separated by the A first longitudinal groove from - the A lower rear-wall bottom face, - whilst the A lower base part comprises the following faces, going from the bottom to the top: - an A third narrow overlap face for interconnection, - separated by the A first transverse groove from - an A first rearmost lower-base side-wall face, - separated by the A fifth longitudinal groove from - an A first rearmost upper-base side-wall face and - by the A fifth transverse groove from - an A first frontmost lower-base side-wall face, - separated by the A fifth longitudinal groove from - the A first frontmost upper-base side-wall face - and by the A sixth transverse groove from - an A lower-base front face, - separated by the A fifth longitudinal groove from - the A upper-base front face - and by the A seventh transverse groove from - an A second frontmost lower-base side-wall face, - separated by the A fifth longitudinal groove from - the A second frontmost upper-base side-wall face and - by the A eighth transverse groove from - an A second rearmost lower-base side-wall face, - separated by the A fifth longitudinal groove from - an A second rearmost upper-base side-wall face, - and by the A ninth transverse groove from - an A lower-base rear-wall face, - separated by the A fifth longitudinal groove from - the A upper-base rear-wall face. (Figure 12)

Claim 32

A transport and display packing according to claim 18, characterized in that the following faces have a form deviating from a rectangle: - the A upper front and A upper rear-wall bottom faces, which are equal in shape, - of which the A upper front bottom face in top view has lower, left-hand and upper boundary lines which include, going from the bottom to the top, - from the point of intersection of - the A second longitudinal groove and - the A second transverse groove - a first A oblique section, at a positive acute angle α to the A second longitudinal groove, - a second virtually horizontal section and - a third virtually vertical section, which is indirect line with the A third longitudinal groove, - whereupon the A third longitudinal groove forms the dividing line between the A upper and A lower front bottom faces, - whereupon the boundary further consist of - a fourth oblique section, at a negative acute angle /3 to the A second longitudinal groove, - as far as the point of intersection of - the A second longitudinal groove and - the A third transverse groove; - the A lower front and A lower rear-wall bottom faces, which are equal in shape, - of which the A lower front bottom face in top view has lower, right-hand and upper boundary lines which include, going from the bottom to the top, - from the point of intersection of - the A first longitudinal groove and - the A sixth transverse groove - a fifth oblique section, at a negative acute angle α to the A first longitudinal groove, - a sixth virtually vertical section and - a seventh virtually horizontal section, - whereupon the A third longitudinal groove forms the dividing line between the A upper and A lower front bottom faces, - whereupon the boundary further consists of - an eighth oblique section, at a positive acute angle β to the A first longitudinal groove, - as far as the point of intersection of - the A first longitudinal groove and - the A seventh transverse groove; - the A first and A second lateral bottom faces, which are equal in shape and whose upper boundary lines runs obliquely in top view, at a negative acute angle /3 to the A second longitudinal groove.

Claim 33

A transport and display packing according to claim 18 or 19, characterized in that the oblique section of the boundary line with angle α of the A upper front and A upper rear-wall bottom faces in top view has been produced upwards to the left as an A oblique groove.

Claim 34

A transport and display packing according to claim 19, characterized in that the front face is divided by means of an A double longitudinal groove into an A outer front face and an A inner front face, and that of the A first and A second side-wall faces, which are line-symmetrical round a transverse line, in top view the top right-hand corner and bottom right-hand corner, respectively, have been cut off obliquely.