FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a display with stackable supports. More specifically,
it relates to a preassembled display that includes a single insert blank that automatically
forms stackable supports when an outer blank is erected.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Flat sheets of corrugated paperboard, sometimes referred to as blanks, have been
used for many years as the starting material to form containers. Corrugated paperboard
generally refers to a multi-layer sheet material comprised of two sheets of liner
bonded to a central corrugated layer. Containers formed from corrugated paperboard
are sometimes referred to as corrugated boxes. Over ninety percent of all goods in
most developed countries are shipped in corrugated boxes.
[0003] One style of corrugated box is the slotted box style. Slotted boxes may be formed
from one or more pieces of corrugated paperboard (blanks). A blank may include portions
that will form sides (including side panels and end panels) of a box as well as one
or more sets of flaps, for example flaps that may form the top and/or bottom of the
box. A blank may be scored and slotted to permit folding and/or erecting. A blank
that has been erected into a box may form a joint at the point where one side panel
and one end panel of the blank and/or box are brought together.
[0004] Boxes may be shipped flat (not erected) to a user. When a box is needed, a box user
may erect (fold and/or "square up" and/or open) the box, insert product into the box
and close any top flaps. A half slotted container (HSC) is a style of slotted container
that may include a single set of flaps, for example flaps that form the bottom of
the container. An HSC may have an open top and/or no top flaps.
[0005] Though such boxes may provide manufacturers and/or shippers with a convenient means
to ship and display their products, they are not without disadvantages. One disadvantage
of prior displays is that they are labor intensive and/or difficult to manufacture
and assemble. Another disadvantage of prior displays is that they may require excessive
materials and/or, in some cases, extraneous components to secure separate pieces of
the container. The art would welcome a box/display that could be easily assembled
from readily available materials. Such boxes/displays would provide further benefit
if they included features that helped support the structure of the box/display once
assembled, and desirably, filled with product.
WO/0174671 describes a box/display according to the preamble of appended claim 1 which is supported
by a pair of discrete inserts.
SUMMARY
[0006] There is provided a preassembled display with automatic stackable supports (PDASS).
The PDASS may be provided in a knocked down state that is readily shipped and stored,
but yet easily assembled. Advantageously, the PDASS is provided with supports at opposing
corners thereof, and in some embodiments, may be provided with attachment means to
secure multiple PDASS' together when stacked.
[0007] The invention provides a preassembled display comprising an outer blank including
outside and inside surfaces, and comprising a front panel, a rear panel and two side
panels; and an insert blank including outside and inside surfaces and comprising a
front panel and two side panels, wherein the insert blank is adapted to form a plurality
of supports, located at each corner of the outer blank when the outer blank is erected,
and wherein the opposed side panels of the insert blank are not directly connected
with the side panels of the outer blank such that the opposed side panels of the insert
blank can move relative to the side panels of the outer blank while the outer blank
is erected; characterised in that a single insert blank is present. Thus the preassembled
display comprises an outer blank and an inner blank, both comprising outside and inside
surfaces. The insert blank forms a plurality of supports at the corners of the outer
blank once erected and disposed therein. The outer blank includes a front panel, a
rear panel and two side panels, and may further comprise a connection panel. It may
also include a front flap, a rear flap, and two side flaps. The inner blank includes
a front panel and two side panels, and may further comprise one or more support panels
and a bottom flap. The opposed side panels of the insert blank are not integral with
to the side panels of the outer blank.
[0008] The plurality of supports may include first and second pairs of supports, each pair
being located at diagonally opposing corners of the preassembled display. In some
embodiments, the first and second pair of supports may have the same construction,
while in others, the construction of the pairs may be different. In fact, in some
embodiments, each support provided by the inner blank may be of a different configuration.
In some embodiments, at least one of the plurality of supports extends substantially
the entire height of the outer blank. One or more of the one or more support panels
may include a stacking tab. Furthermore, a front and rear flap of the outer blank
may include one or more stacking apertures for receiving the stacking tabs of a second
preassembled display.
[0009] The insert blank nests within the outer blank, substantially abutting the inner surface
of the outer bank. In some embodiments, the inner blank may wrap along less than the
entire inside of the outer blank. The insert blank may be formed from a single piece
of corrugated paperboard, or multiple pieces adhered together. In some embodiments,
one or more outer surfaces of the insert blank may be adhered to one or more inside
surfaces of the outer blank, but this is not required, and in others, the insert blank
may be freestanding within the outer blank. In some embodiments, zones of adhesive
may be applied and located such that when the outer blank is erected, the outer blank
pulls and/or pushes the insert blank at the adhesive zones, forcing the insert blank
to automatically erect. In these, and other, embodiments, multiple adhesive zones
may be provided on the inner surface of the front and/or rear panels of the outer
blank.
[0010] In those embodiments where adhesive is used, a fast curing adhesive, such as for
example, a hot melt adhesive may be used. In other embodiments, at least one slow
curing adhesive may be used, suitable examples of which including a cold melt adhesive.
[0011] The outer blank and the insert blank typically each include one or more joints. The
joints are adapted so that the preassembled display may be assembled into a substantially
knocked down flat configuration, and erected from the substantially knocked down flat
configuration into a container.
[0012] In some embodiments, the outer blank of the preassembled display includes a window.
In such embodiments, the front panel of the insert blank may include a tear away zone,
the tear away zone further optionally including one or more tear assist apertures.
Further, the inner blank tear away zone may be substantially aligned with the window
of the outer blank. The bottom edge of the tear away zone of the inner blank and the
bottom edge of the window of the outer blank may be substantially aligned, or, in
other embodiments, the bottom edge of the tear-away zone of the inner blank may be
positioned lower than the bottom edge of the window of the outer blank.
[0013] One or more, and in some embodiments, all, of the side panels of the outer and inner
blanks may be provided with an aperture adapted to be used as a handle.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014]
FIG. 1 is a top angled view of an example preassembled display with automatic stackable
supports, in accordance with one or more embodiments.
FIG. 2A is a side view of a flattened outer blank of one embodiment of a preassembled
display with automatic stackable supports.
FIG. 2B depicts an example display knock down process, in accordance with one or more
embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 3A is a side schematic view of a flattened insert blank of one embodiment of
a preassembled display with automatic stackable supports.
FIG. 3B is a top view of an erected and/or folded insert blank nested inside of an
example erected and/or folded outer blank, in accordance with one or more embodiments.
FIG. 4A is an illustration of an exemplary container erecting machine, shown at one
point in the assembly process.
FIG. 4B is an illustration of the exemplary container erecting machine shown in FIG.
4A, at a second point in the assembly process.
FIG. 4C is an illustration of the example container erecting machine, shown in FIG.
4A, at a third point in the assembly process.
FIGS. 5A-5C illustrate various views of one embodiment of a preassembled display.
FIG. 6 is a top view of the inside blank and the outer blank of the preassembled display
shown in FIGS. 5A-5C.
FIG. 7 is an illustration of one embodiment of the outer blank of the preassembled
display shown in FIGS. 5A-5C in a knockdown state.
FIG. 8 is an illustration of another embodiment of the outer blank of the preassembled
display shown in FIGS. 5A-5C in a knockdown state.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0015] This description of the exemplary embodiments is intended to be read in connection
with the accompanying drawings, which are to be considered part of the entire written
description.
[0016] One or more embodiments of the present disclosure describe a preassembled display
with automatic stackable supports that addresses a number of disadvantages of prior
stackable displays. One disadvantage of prior displays is that they are labor intensive
and/or difficult to manufacture and assemble. Another disadvantage of prior displays
is that they may require excessive materials and/or, in some cases, extraneous components
to secure separate pieces of the container.
[0017] The present disclosure describes a preassembled display with automatic stackable
supports (PDASS). A PDASS may be a custom-designed container (for example, an HSC)
including two or more blanks (for example pieces of corrugated paperboard) that are
joined together, for example to initially form a knocked down flat (KDF) container.
The PDASS may include an insert formed from a single blank, where the single insert
blank, when the whole display is erected, automatically provides supports at opposing
corners of the outer blank. In some embodiments, one or more opposing supports may
be asymmetrically shaped. The PDASS is designed to enable the KDF to be erected and
automatically form stackable supports, resulting in a finished container that includes
supports that act as corner "posts" of sorts, namely corrugated paperboard structures
disposed vertically for vertical stacking strength. The supports and/or corner posts
help to support the load of similar containers that may be stacked upon the immediate
container.
[0018] FIG. 1 is a top angled view of one embodiment of a preassembled display with automatic
stackable supports (PDASS) 100. PDASS 100 may include a number of blanks, for example
an outer blank 102 and an insert blank 104. Outer blank 102 includes a number of panels,
namely a front panel 106, a rear panel 108 and two side panels 110, 112. Insert blank
104 also includes a number of panels.
[0019] When PDASS 100 is fully erected, the insert blank 104 may nest or wrap inside the
outer blank 102 such that the insert blank substantially abuts the inside of outer
blank 102. For example, the outer surface of a number of the panels of the insert
blank 104 may abut portions of the inside surface of the panels of outer blank 102,
as shown in FIG. 1. In some examples, the insert blank 104 may nest or wrap along
less than the entire inside of the outer blank 102 (also shown in FIG. 3B). In other
words, the insert blank 104 may be a partial insert blank. Portions of the insert
blank panels may be adhered to portions of the outer blank panels 106, 108, 110 and/or
112. For example, glue, tape or other adhesive (for example fast curing and/or slow
curing adhesives) may reside between the insert blank 104 and the outer blank 102,
for example where the adhesive touches portions of the outer surface of a number of
the panels of the insert blank 104 and touches portions of the inside surface of the
panels 106, 108, 110 and/or 112 of the outer blank 102.
[0020] FIG. 2A is a side view of a flattened outer blank 200 of one embodiment of the preassembled
display with automatic stackable supports (PDASS). Outer blank 200 may be substantially
similar to outer blank 102 of FIG. 1. Outer blank 200 may include a number of panels,
for example a front panel 206, a rear panel 208, two side panels 210, 212 and a connection
panel 214. Outer blank 200 may include a number of flaps, for example a front flap
220, a rear flap 222 and two side flaps 224, 226. Each panel and flap may include
an inside surface and an outside surface, such surfaces forming inside and outside
surfaces of blank 200. In some embodiments, the flaps are generally corrugated paperboard
panels that are joined to one adjacent panel at a fold forming a hinge. In the example
shown in FIG. 2A, inside surfaces (surfaces that face the center of the erected box)
may face the viewer of the illustration, and outside surfaces may face away from the
viewer of the illustration. Outer blank 200 may include one or more handles 246, 247,
each handle defined by an edge of a panel that encircles, for example in an oval shape,
an empty space.
[0021] Outer blank 200 may include a window and/or cutout 248 defined by an edge of panel
206 that curves downward from the top, curves horizontal, and then curves upward back
to the top of panel 206. In some embodiments, the outer blank and/or the inner blank
may be adapted to stabilize the window and/or cutout 248, for example during use when
a portion of the outer blank is removed to form window 248. If the outer blank and/or
the insert blank are not adapted to stabilize the window and/or cutout 248, additional
pressure may be exerted on front panel 206, for example when the PDASS is erected
and filled with product. In some embodiments, one or more adhering zones of outer
blank 200 (for example, zone 264) may be adhered to one or more zones of the insert
blank to provide stabilization and/or support to the window 248. Such adhering zones
have adhesive, fasteners, or cooperating structures on one or both of two facing surfaces
such that they are attached to one another. In other embodiments, the insert blank
may be adapted to include a bottom flap 328 (not shown in FIG. 2A). This bottom flap
may stabilize the window 248 and may be used in conjunction with one or more adhesive
zones of outer blank 200.
[0022] Outer blank 200 may be partially erected into a KDF, or a portion thereof, by folding,
creasing, scoring, perforating or otherwise forming a hinge axis on panels 206, 208,
210, 212, 214 at joints 230, 232, 234, 236, such that the adjacent panels and/or flaps
are readily folded to a substantially right angle at each joint, between the panels
or flaps on either side of the joint. Joints 230, 232, 234, 236 may be scored, perforated
and/or slotted from either side to permit easy folding and/or erecting. It should
be understood that even though FIG. 2A may show one or more of the joints as being
scored and/or perforated, different embodiments may utilize an outer blank with different
combinations of joint types (scored, perforated, slotted, etc.). For example, an outer
blank may include joints that are all scored or all perforated. Alternatively, an
outer blank may include some joints that are perforated, some that are scored and
optionally some that are of a different type. Different types of joints (scoring,
perforating, etc.) may adapt the outer blank to provide the appropriate pressure against
the insert blank during and/or after erection of the carton. Once the panels of the
outer blank have been folded to form substantially right angles at joints 230, 232,
234, 236, end 209 of panel 208 may meet and overlap with connection panel 214. End
209 may be adhered to connection panel 214, for example with glue, tape or other adhesive
(for example fast curing and/or slow curing adhesives) residing on one or both facing
surfaces at the adhesive zone 215. At this point, when viewed from the top, the outer
blank 240 substantially resembles a rectangle, with the panels appearing as lines
or edges of the rectangle and the joints appearing as corners of the rectangle.
[0023] Partially erected outer blank 240 may then be "knocked down" to form a KDF, or a
portion thereof. As shown in FIG. 2B, application of pressure to the outside surfaces
of two opposing panels, such as 206 and 208, will cause outer blank 240 to take the
shape of a collapsed parallelogram, and then, to be substantially flattened so that
the inside surfaces of panels 206 and 212 become adjacent to, or are brought into
contact with, the inner surfaces of panels 208 and 210. At this point the outer blank
is configured as a KDF, meaning it is partially assembled in a substantially flat
configuration. This configuration may adapt a partially erected container for easy
stacking, storing and/or shipping. Later, a consumer goods manufacturer may erect
a KDF into a container that is adapted to hold goods. It should be understood that
a KDF may be created by folding and/or creasing a blank at all of the joints to form
a rectangle, and then collapsing the rectangle. Alternatively, a KDF may be created
by refraining from creasing some joints and fully creasing other joints such that
the blank is constructed directly into the substantially flat configuration. A KDF
may include more than one blank, and the folding required to create the KDF may occur
before or after multiple blanks have been adhered together. In one example, an insert
blank is adhered to an outer blank before the outer blank is folded to create a KDF.
[0024] Referring to FIG. 2A, and assuming blank 200 has already been partially erected by
folding panels 206, 208, 210 and 212, outer blank 200 may be fully erected by folding
and/or creasing flaps 220, 222, 224, 226 at joints 231, 233, 235, 237 such that a
substantially right angle exists at each joint, formed by the flap and panel and on
either side of the joint. Blank 200 may be fully erected from a KDF with unfolded
flaps 220, 222, 224, 226, or it may be fully erected from an unfolded blank, such
as the one depicted in FIG. 2A. In one example, panels 206, 208, 210, 212 are folded
and adhered at adhesive zone 215 before flaps 220, 222, 224, 226 are folded. In this
example, when the flaps are folded, each flap may partially overlap one or more of
the other flaps. Flaps may be adhered to each other with glue, tape or other adhesive
(for example fast curing and/or slow curing adhesives) or by fasteners. Alternatively,
each flap may hold in place by interlocking with other flaps.
[0025] In one example, an insert blank may be adhered to an outer blank and a KDF may be
assembled on a different machine than the machine that erects the KDF to form a box.
In this respect, a KDF comprising the insert blank may be formed in one event, perhaps
at one location, and the KDF may be opened, erected, filled, closed and/or sealed
as a separate event, perhaps at a different location. In a commercial example, a carton
supplier may create a KDF, including the insert blank, and ship it to a consumer goods
manufacturer, where the consumer goods manufacturer may open, erect, fill, close,
seal and/or ship the carton filled with product. Having the KDF preassembled may allow
a consumer goods manufacturer to utilize the same carton erecting machines that they
already utilize for cartons without automatic stackable supports and/or inserts. In
another example, the insert blank may be adhered to the outer flat and the KDF may
be assembled on the same machine (and perhaps at the same location) that erects the
box.
[0026] FIG. 3A is a side schematic view of a flattened insert blank of one embodiment of
a preassembled display with automatic stackable supports (PDASS). Insert blank 300
may be substantially similar to insert blank 104 of FIG. 1. Insert blank 300 includes
a number of panels, namely a front panel 306, two side panels 310, 312 and a number
of support panels 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326. Insert blank 300 may include
a number of flaps, for example a bottom flap 328. Each panel and flap may include
an inside surface and an outside surface, such surfaces forming inside and outside
surfaces of blank 300. In the example shown in FIG. 3A, outside surfaces (surfaces
that abut the outer blank) may face the viewer of the illustration, and inside surfaces
(surfaces that face the center of the erected box) may face away from the viewer of
the illustration. Insert blank 300 may include one or more handles 340, 342, each
defined by an edge of a panel that encircles, for example in an oval shape, an empty
space. Insert blank 300 may include a window or cutout 344.
[0027] An insert blank panel having a window 344 may include a tear-away zone 348. The tear-away
zone holds product in place when the PDASS is shipped and can be removed when the
PDASS is ready to be displayed, thereby creating a larger window 344. The tear-away
zone 348 may have two side edges and a bottom edge. The side edges and bottom edges
of the tear-away zone 348 may be formed by cutting, scoring or perforating the panel
in which the tear-away zone is disposed. Tear-away zone 348 may include one or more
tear-assist apertures 349. One advantage of the tear-assist apertures 349 is that
they relieve the tension along the side and bottom edges of the tear-away zone, reducing
the force required to remove the tear-away zone and reducing the chance that a portion
of the tear-away zone will not separate from the panel. In an embodiment where outer
blank 200 and insert blank 300 both have windows, the windows can be sized such that
when insert blank 300 is nested in or adhered to outer blank 200, the bottom edge
of insert blank window 344 is lower than the bottom edge of outer blank window 248,
creating an offset. The advantage of this offset is that it creates additional support
for the tear-away zone 348 along the tear-away zone's bottom edge, helping the product
stay in place and reducing deformation of the PDASS during shipping.
[0028] The present invention uses a single insert blank (formed from a single piece of corrugated
paperboard), as opposed to multiple piece inserts of existing containers. The single
insert blank can be seen in FIGS. 3A and 3B. One benefit of a single insert blank
may be that a KDF with a single insert blank may be easier to manufacture and to assemble
into a KDF with an outer blank. For example, a single insert blank can be automated
manufactured and assembly into a KDF with an outer blank can likewise be automated.
Another benefit of a single insert blank may be that the KDF may flatten down more
uniformly and flatter than multi-part inserts. Another benefit of a single insert
blank may be that the KDF may erect more reliably, without binding and/or crushing.
Another benefit may be that a single insert blank works more reliably together with
an outer blank, for example the interaction between adhered panels, un-adhered panels
and/or scored and/or perforated joints, such that acceptable pressure is applied by
the insert blank against the outer blank, as described more herein.
[0029] Insert blank 300 may be partially erected in a similar manner to the outer blank
200 of FIG. 2. The panels 306, 310 and 312 of the inner blank may be folded and/or
creased at horizontal joints. Joints may be scored, perforated and/or slotted to permit
easy folding and/or erecting. It should be understood that even though FIG. 3A may
show one or more of the joints as being perforated and/or scored, different embodiments
may utilize an insert blank with different combinations of joint types (scored, perforated,
slotted, etc.). For example, an insert blank may include joints that are all scored
or all perforated. Alternatively, an insert blank may include some joints that are
perforated, some that are scored and optionally some that are of a different type.
Different types of joints (scoring, perforating, etc.) may adapt the insert blank
to provide the appropriate pressure against the outer blank during and/or after erection
of the carton.
[0030] FIG. 3B shows a top view of an erected and/or folded insert blank 300 nested or wrapped
inside of an erected and/or folded outer blank, e.g., outer blank 200. As is the case
with the embodiment shown in FIG. 3B, the insert blank 300 may nest or wrap along
less than the entire inside of the outer blank 200. In other words, the insert blank
300 may be a partial insert blank.
[0031] In some embodiments, the joints of insert blank 200 may form angles other than right
angles. As can be seen in FIG. 3B, a variety of angles may form at the joints 330,
331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338 when an insert blank 300 is nested or wrapped
inside of an erected outer blank 200. An insert blank may be partially erected by
folding the panels at joints and then inserting the insert blank inside of an erected
outer blank. Alternatively, an insert blank may be partially erected by adhering the
insert blank to an outer blank and then partially erecting the outer blank as described
herein. In other embodiments, the insert blank may be adhered to an outer blank before
the outer blank is folded to create a KDF.
[0032] Referring to FIG. 3B, an erected insert blank 300 inside of an erected outer blank
200 may form corners or supports 356, 357, 358 and 359. In some embodiments, when
the whole display (i.e., a KDF including an insert blank adhered to an outer blank)
is erected, the corners or supports may extend substantially the entire height of
the outer blank. Insert blank 300 may form two sets of diagonally opposing corners
or supports, for example diagonally opposing corners 357 and 358 and diagonally opposing
corners 356 and 359. In some embodiments, insert blank 300 may form less than four
corners or supports, for example with two diagonally opposing corners and one additional
corner without a diagonally opposing partner corner.
[0033] In some embodiments, insert blank 300 may form one or more sets of diagonally opposing
corners or supports. Each of the supports comprises associated portions of the outer
panels at a respective corner and a web bridging across the corner between points
on the adjacent panels that are spaced from the corner, oriented diagonally relative
to the panels as seen in the plan view. Each support thus generally forms a hollow
post that has good vertical stacking strength. The web can be flat so the web and
panels form a post with a triangular cross section, which also lends stiffness. Or
the web can have a fold parallel to the corner and open into a square or rectilinear
cross section with the panels. Diagonally opposing corner supports may be asymmetrically
shaped when the two corners of the set are compared to each other. In some embodiments,
all (i.e., three or four) of the corner supports may be asymmetrically shaped when
compared to each other. When the whole display (i.e., a KDF including an insert blank
adhered to an outer blank) is erected, asymmetric corners or corner posts or stackable
supports may be configured to open automatically created as part of the erection process.
Corners of the insert blank may include different numbers of support panels, the support
panels may be differently sized and/or the angles at the joints near the support panels
may be different.
[0034] As one example, corner 356 of insert blank 300 may include two support panels 325
and 326 that are oriented in a substantially straight line, i.e., wherein joint 330
is approximately 180 degrees, corner 359 may include one support panel 322 wherein
joints 335 and 336 provide unequal angles between the panel 322 and adjacent side
panel 312 and panel 322 and front panel 306. In other, or the same, embodiment(s),
corners 358 and/or 357 may be provided, in which one support panel is provided between
panel 320 and side panel 312, and joints 337 and 338 are provided there between having
substantially the same angle, or two support panels 323 and 324 are provided between
front panel 306 and side panel 310, with joint 333 between panels 323 and 324 having
an angle other than 180 degrees, respectively.
[0035] One benefit of asymmetric corners and/or supports may be to allow the KDF to easily
and reliably fold flat and/or erect. In some existing containers, for example with
symmetrical corners, there can be too much material (i.e., "bulk") in the corners,
so that when the container gets folded to form a KDF, the bulk in the corners prevents
the container from being flat. If the container cannot fold to become relatively flat
as a KDF, the KDF may not work efficiently with automatic erecting equipment designed
to erect simple, one-part boxes. Asymmetric corners and/or supports may be to allow
the KDF to fold flatter, and may allow efficiencies, for example in storing and shipping
the KDF's. Asymmetric corners and/or supports may also allow the KDF's to be loaded
properly into the automatic erecting equipment and/or machines, for example erecting
equipment designed to erect simple, one-part boxes.
[0036] Referring to FIG. 2A and 3A as an example, an inner blank 300 may be adhered to an
outer blank 200. For example glue, tape or other adhesive (for example fast curing
and/or slow curing adhesives) may reside between a portion of the inside surface of
the outer blank and a portion of the outer surface of the insert blank. Referring
to FIG. 2A, adhesive may reside at adhesive zones 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266,
267, which are located on the inside surfaces of outer blank 200. Outer surfaces of
insert blank 300 may contact adhesive zones 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267.
For example, adhesive zones 260, 261 may contact panel 310 of insert blank 300, adhesive
zones 262, 263, 264, 265, 266 may contact panel 306, and adhesive zone 267 may contact
panel 320. In this respect, insert panel 300 may adhere tightly to outer blank, at
least at the adhesive zones, for example as can be seen in FIG. 1.
[0037] The adhesive used to adhere the insert blank to the outer blank (for example at adhesive
zones 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267) may be selected from a variety of adhesives
depending on the adhesive properties desired and the location of the blank at which
the adhesive is applied, as discussed further below. The adhesive can be applied to
either facing surface and adhered to a clean area on the other facing surface, or
contact adhesive can be applied to both facing surfaces so as to bond when contact
is made. In some embodiments, a fast curing type of adhesive may be used that cures
and bonds quickly during the KDF forming process, for example to stabilize the two
blanks during the KDF forming/folding process. In one example, the fast curing adhesive
may substantially bond before the blanks are folded to create the KDF. One example
of a fast curing adhesive is a hot melt adhesive. In some embodiments, a slow curing
type of adhesive may be used that cures more slowly and delays bonding, for example
until after the KDF is formed. For example, slow curing adhesives may allow time for
folding before the adhesive sets, for example so that the blanks can move relative
to each other during folding and then have all adhesion points be secure before the
erection process begins. One example of a slow curing adhesive is a cold melt adhesive,
i.e., a hot melt adhesive with a low solidifying temperature. In some embodiments,
more than one type of adhesive may be used, for example both fast curing and slow
curing adhesives. In some examples, the fast curing adhesive may be used at locations
on the inside surface of the outer blank, for example where it may be desirable to
have little or no movement of the outer blank relative to the insert blank. In some
examples, the slow curing adhesive may be used at locations on the inside surface
of the outer blank where it is desirable to have some movement of the outer blank
relative to the insert blank. Movement between the outer blank and insert blank can
occur when the adhered blanks are folded to form the KDF, for example. Thus, in the
present invention the slow curing adhesive is used at adhesion zones 260, 261, and
optionally at adhesion zone 267. In some specific examples, the fast curing adhesive
is used at adhesion zones 262, 263, 264, 265, and 266.
[0038] Adhesive placement (the location on the blanks where adhesive is applied) may determine
how the KDF may move during the erecting process. Some panels of the outer and insert
blank may have adhesive applied to them and other panels may not. For example, outer
blank 212 may not have adhesive applied to it, and as a result, in this embodiment,
insert panel 312 would not be directly adhered to outer panel 212. One benefit of
some panels of the insert blank not being adhered to the outer blank is that they
may move, relative to panels of the outer blank, when the KDF is erected. Adhered
panels, un-adhered panels and/or scored and/or perforated joints of the insert and
outer blanks may all work together during the formation and/or erection of the carton,
for example such that acceptable pressure is applied by the adhered panels of the
insert blank against the outer blank. One advantage of the present disclosure is that
the insert blank may be a partial insert blank (best seen in FIG. 3B where the insert
blank wraps less than all the way around the inner surfaces of the outer blank). A
partial insert blank in conjunction with the adhered panels, un-adhered panels and/or
scored and/or perforated joints described above may create an insert blank that reliably
moves within the outer blank such that KDFs may reliably be flattened and/or erected
without binding and/or crushing of parts of the KDF. Additionally, a partial insert
blank may allow the KDF to be folded flat enough such that the KDF works efficiently
with automatic erecting equipment designed to erect simple, one-part boxes.
[0039] An insert blank may be adhered to an outer blank before or after the outer blank
has been partially or fully erected. In one example, an insert blank may be adhered
to an outer blank before the outer blank has been partially or fully erected. In this
respect the insert bank and the outer blank may both be flat and unfolded when the
insert blank is adhered. Then, as the outer blank is erected, the insert blank may
be automatically erected, and may automatically form corner supports.
[0040] In other embodiments, an insert blank may be adhered to an outer blank before the
KDF is folded. In such embodiments, the insert bank and the outer blank may both be
flat and unfolded when the insert blank is adhered. Then, as the KDF is folded and
panels of the outer blank are adhered, the insert blank and outer blank are simultaneously
folded to form a substantially flat KDF.
[0041] An outer blank and insert blank may be preliminarily nested and then erected together.
For example, erecting an outer blank, as explained above, may automatically erect
the insert blank because the insert blank may have strategically placed joints and
adhesion zones that adhere to the outer blank. The joints and the strategic adhesion
zones may adapt a KDF to automatically force the insert blank into an erected configuration
at the same time the outer blank is erected. For example, the outer blank may pull
and/or push the insert blank at the strategic adhesion zones, forcing it to flex along
fold lines and thereby erect. A machine may be utilized to erect and/or open a KDF
that includes an insert blank adhered to an outer blank at strategic adhesion zones.
The machine may hold in place one panel of the KDF while moving another panel of the
KDF such that the substantially flat KDF transforms into a partially erected container
that resembles a rectangle when viewed from the top. The machine may fold and/or close
the bottom flaps of the outer blank until the bottom flaps are substantially perpendicular
to the side panels. The machine may cause the bottom flaps to interlock or adhere
to each other. In some embodiments, the bottom flaps do not interlock or adhere and
instead, tape may be applied to create a closed bottom for the container. In those
embodiments wherein the insert blank is adhered to an outer blank after the outer
blank has been partially or fully erected, the folding of the bottom flaps of the
outer blank may cause one or more flaps (for example, bottom flap 328 of FIG. 3A)
of the insert blank, to the extent they exist, to fold into place as well. In some
embodiments, one or more zones of the insert blank (for example bottom flap 328 of
insert blank 300 in FIG. 3) may provide stabilization and/or support to the window
248. The resulting container may be fully erected and ready to be filled with product.
In one embodiment, side flaps 224 and 226 may include a notch or cutout to prevent
the side flaps from overlapping with bottom flap 328 when the flaps are folded, reducing
the chance of container deformation when the display is erected.
[0042] Fully erected containers may be placed in retail stores as production displays or
display trays, for example to display consumer goods. Fully erected containers may
be shipped in a fully erected configuration, for example packed full of consumer goods.
Erected containers may have covers placed over them at times, for example during shipment.
In some examples, when a container with a cover arrives at the retailer location,
the cover may be removed, and the display tray may be displayed in the store, showing
the consumer goods. In some situations, fully erected containers may be built into
multi-container display pallets for use in retail merchandising.
[0043] FIGS. 4A-4C depict illustrations of an example container erecting machine 400 that
may be operable to erect one or more KDFs, for example from a stack of KDFs 402. The
KDFs depicted in stack 402 may be substantially similar to the KDFs explained herein.
For example the KDFs of stack 402 may include an outer blank substantially similar
to outer blank 200 and an insert blank substantially similar to insert blank 300.
Container erecting machine 400 may include a rotational guide 404, one or more claws
406 and 408, a conveying track 410 and a control system (not shown). A holding claw
408 (best seen in FIG. 4B) may hold a portion of a KDF (for example a side panel)
substantially in place while an opening claw 406 may grab another portion of the KDF
(for example the rear panel) and move that portion such that the KDF transforms from
its substantially flat orientation to a partially erected orientation.
[0044] To open the KDF, opening claw 406 may slide in a rotational manner along rotational
guide 404, starting in the orientation shown in FIG. 4A (where the KDF is substantially
flat) and ending in the orientation shown in FIG. 4B (where the KDF is substantially
open and/or partially erected). Holding claw 408 may stay in substantially the same
location throughout the opening process, although holding claw 408 may move a small
distance to pull and/or engage the immediate KDF 412 from the stack 402 of KDFs. During
the opening process, with the opening claw 406 sliding in a rotational manner and
the holding claw 408 staying substantially in place, the moving claws 406, 408 may
resemble the covers of an opening book, where the front cover moves in a rotational
manner and the back cover stays substantially in place. During the opening process,
the claws may partially erect the outer blank of the KDF 412, which automatically
erects the insert blank of the KDF, as described herein, automatically creating corner
posts / supports to the container.
[0045] As the claws 406, 408 partially erect the KDF 412, they may also lower the KDF onto
a conveying track 410. Conveying track 410 may include components that complete the
erection process by closing the bottom flaps 414, 416 of KDF 412, which converts the
KDF into a completed container. Once the bottom flaps are closed, the conveying track
410 may move the completed container in a direction 418 away from the stack 402 of
remaining KDFs. As the completed container moves away from the stack, the claws 406,
408 may grab and partially erect another KDF from the stack 402. This process of grabbing,
erecting, and conveying away may repeat as long as there are KDFs remaining in stack
402 and/or as long as the container erecting machine 400 is activated.
[0046] The container erecting machine 400 may include a control system (not shown). The
control system may direct the movement of components of the container erecting machine
400, for example one or more claws 406, 408 and/or one or more subcomponents of a
conveying track 410. The control system may include circuitry, one or more data processors,
motors, wires, and/or other components common in mechanical systems.
[0047] The term "knocked down flat" (KDF) generally refers to a partially assembled container
that is currently in a relatively flat configuration, typically with fold lines between
panels or between panels and flaps arranged at substantially zero or 180 degrees.
The KDF is capable of being erected into a container adapted to hold goods by moving
the panels or flaps to 90 degrees at their folds, often by pressing endwise inwardly
on the ends of a KDF forming a flattened parallelogram. A KDF may include one or more
blanks, where the one or more blanks may be adhered together at adhesion points. The
terms "carton," "container," "display" and "box" may generally be used interchangeably
to generally mean a structure, generally having a box shape, in which consumer goods
and/or product may be shipped, transported and/or displayed to consumers in stores.
Term "blank" generally means a flat sheet of some material, for example paperboard,
that is ready to be folded into and become a portion of a container, or the whole
container. The blanks and/or KDFs and/or containers of the embodiments described herein
are typically manufactured using corrugated paperboard, for example with the corrugations
running in a vertical direction for good compression strength in a vertical direction
for stacking. As non-limiting examples, the containers may be manufactured from C-flute,
EB-flute, E-flute or B-flute corrugated paperboard. It is to be understood that the
principles of one or more embodiments of this disclosure may be applied to containers
made of other materials, such as non-corrugated paperboards, cardboard, corrugated
fiberboard, non-corrugated fiberboard, solid-fiber board, polymeric materials, and
other foldable materials. It should also be understood that the principles of one
or more embodiments of this disclosure may be applied to containers of varying styles,
for example HSC-style containers or other styles of corrugated boxes or non-corrugated
boxes.
[0048] FIGS. 5A-5C illustrate another embodiment of a PDASS 500. PDASS 500 is similar to
PDASS 100 except that each of the four corner supports 556-559 have approximately
the same construction as one another. More particularly, each corner support 556-559
includes a respective support panel 516, 518, 520, 522 bounded on each side by a pair
of folds. Insert blank 504 includes a pair of glue panels 524 and 526, with glue panel
524 being connected to support panel 516 by a fold and glue panel 526 being connected
to support panel 520 by a fold.
[0049] Panel 528 is disposed between support panels 518 and 522 and is connected thereto
by a fold. Interior side panels are both able to "float" or pivot by virtue of their
connection to support panels via a fold. For example, panel 530 is disposed between
and connected to support panels 516 and 518 by a pair of folds, and panel 532 is disposed
between and connected to support panels 520 and 522 by a pair of folds. An adhesive
is applied to the outer surface of panels 524, 526 to attach insert blank 504 to outer
blank 502 at the positions shown in FIG. 6. FIG. 7 illustrates one example of outer
blank 502 in a knockdown state, and FIG. 8 illustrates the PDASS 500 in a knockdown
state. PDASS 500 has improved stacking support provided by the attachment of panels
524, 526 by an adhesive or other means.
[0050] In one embodiment, the support panels of the insert blank may include stacking tabs
802. Stacking apertures 702 for receiving the stacking tabs 802 may be disposed on
the front and rear flaps of the outer blank 502. Stacking tabs 802 and stacking apertures
702 can be used to stabilize a stack of two or more displays.
[0051] In some embodiments, the disclosed structures are apt to be made by die cutting shapes
from paperboard and assembly with a fold and glue line such as available from Bobst
Group SA. In addition to the benefits of the preassembled display with automatic stackable
supports already described in this disclosure, the following describes further benefits
of one or more embodiments. It is to be understood that benefits and advantages described
throughout this disclosure are not limitations or requirements, and some embodiments
may omit or include more than one or more of the described benefits and/or advantages.
[0052] Customers, industry standards and the like may exhibit a preference for low cost,
paperboard containers that provide structural stacking strength with a minimal amount
of corrugated paperboard. Customers, industry standards and the like may exhibit a
preference for a shipping container that is free of excessive structural elements.
Existing displayable containers tend to be somewhat weak, and in certain situations
they may deform when stacked. The preassembled display with automatic stackable supports
may address these preferences. Some prior HSC-style stackable displays have disadvantages.
For example they may fashion stackable supports from folded sections of the outer
display blank or may use multiple insert sections to reinforce corners of the container.
These displays may suffer from disadvantages. For example, these displays may include
bulky regions (too much material in an area) when the display is flattened which may
make storage, shipping and interaction with an erecting machine less reliable. The
excessive materials of these displays may also cause binding during erection of a
KDF, which may cause less consistent and less reliably erecting. Some prior HSC-style
stackable displays utilize symmetric supports located at opposing corners of the outer
display blank. In these displays, there may be too much material (i.e., "bulk") in
the corners, and when the container gets folded to form a KDF, the bulk in the corners
may prevent the container from being flat. Some prior HSC-style stackable displays
have been constructed by manually inserting end panels and/or corner posts to create
the stackable supports. In some situations, end panels and/or corner posts are manually
inserted after the outer box is erected. The manual and/or subsequent insertion of
end panels and/or corner posts may result in higher costs, for example due to additional
labor and/or equipment requirements. For example, the conversion (e.g., folding, erecting,
etc.) may require additional workers to manually insert supports, which adds labor
costs. Additionally, manual and/or subsequent insertion may require additional area
(e.g., floor space) within a container production line to accommodate additional container
components and additional equipment and workers. Some prior HSC-style stackable displays
have required specialized container-erecting equipment beyond the standard equipment
used by manufacturers to erect displays and/or containers that do not require subsequent
insertion of supports. Further, in some situations, existing production lines have
been decommissioned because they are not capable of supporting the assembly needs
of containers that require manual and/or subsequent insertion of end panels and/or
corner posts.
[0053] The preassembled display with automatic stackable supports may provide improved stackability
with the efficiency of automatic erection of a single insert that provides corner
supports. The display described herein eliminates the need to manually insert supports
in the display during production. Existing stackable displays (for example, HSC-style
stackable displays) may require manual insertion of inserts and/or supports, such
as end panels. The display described herein includes stacking components (an insert
blank) built into a pre-assembled KDF, which eliminates the need for manual placement.
Existing stackable displays may either fashion stackable supports from folded sections
of the display blank or use multiple insert sections to reinforce corners. The display
described herein may use a single insert blank that may provide asymmetric corners
when the KDF is erected. The asymmetric corner may offer improved stackability.
[0054] The display described herein may be erected using existing case erecting equipment
to enable in-house production of display trays. Eliminating the need for manual placement
of supports may result in a lower cost of conversion and may require less area within
the production line for labor associates and packaging components. Manually inserting
supports may be slow and expensive but such stackable containers may be required by
retailers. Erection of the pre-assembled KDFs of the present disclosure does not require
specialized case erecting equipment and may run on standard container erecting equipment
that a good manufacturer may already utilize. This may be particularly valuable in
that the implementation will not require additional capital investments nor an extended
timeline prior to launching into market. This may remove incremental labor cost from
conversion of KDFs. Eliminating the need for manual placement of supports may also
enable reduction in the amount of floor space that a production line occupies. The
containers and equipment described herein may enable production lines to be brought
back into use, ones that were not initially capable of supporting displays that require
manual insertion of supports. Allowing a goods manufacturer to get multiple uses out
of a single case erecting equipment may give the manufacturer the flexibility of creating
various cartons and only investing in one type of carton erecting machine. Some existing
stackable displays cannot be erected by the same equipment because they require more
complicated erection processes.
[0055] While the present invention has been described with reference to one or more particular
embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that many changes may be made
thereto without departing from the scope of the present invention, which is set forth
in the following claims.
1. A preassembled display, comprising:
an outer blank (102, 200, 502) including outside and inside surfaces, and comprising
a front panel (106, 206), a rear panel (108, 208) and two side panels (110, 112, 210,
220); and
an insert blank (104, 300, 504) including outside and inside surfaces and comprising
a front panel (306), and two side panels (310, 312),
wherein the insert blank (104, 300, 504) is adapted to form a plurality of supports
(320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 556, 557, 558, 559), located at each corner of
the outer blank (102, 200, 502) when the outer blank is erected, and
wherein the opposed side panels (310, 312) of the insert blank are not directly connected
to the side panels (110, 112, 210, 220) of the outer blank (102, 200, 502) such that
the opposed side panels of the insert blank can move relative to the side panels of
the outer blank while the outer blank is erected; characterised in that a single insert blank is present.
2. The preassembled display of claim 1 wherein the plurality of supports (320, 321, 322,
323, 324, 325, 326, 556, 557, 558, 559) includes:
a first pair of supports (556, 559)located at a first pair of diagonally opposing
corners of the outer blank (102, 200, 502); and
a second pair of supports (557, 558) located at a second pair of diagonally opposing
corners of the outer blank,
wherein the first pair of supports (556, 559) have the same construction as the second
pair of supports (557, 558).
3. The preassembled display of claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the insert blank (104, 300,
504) nests or wraps inside the outer blank (102, 200, 502) such that the insert blank
substantially abuts the inside of the outer blank, and wherein the insert blank (104,
300, 504) optionally nests or wraps along less than the entire inside of the outer
blank (102, 200, 502).
4. The preassembled display of any one of the preceding claims wherein the insert blank
(104, 300, 504) is formed from a single piece of corrugated paperboard.
5. The preassembled display of any one of the preceding claims wherein the insert blank
(104, 300, 504) is adhered to one or more of the inside surfaces of the outer blank
(102, 200, 502) at a plurality of adhesion zones (215, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265,
266, 267).
6. The preassembled display of claim 5 wherein the plurality of adhesion zones (215,
260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267) includes at least one fast curing adhesive
zone, for example including a hot melt adhesive and/or at least one slow curing adhesive
zone, for example including a cold melt adhesive.
7. The preassembled display of any one of the preceding claims wherein the outer blank
(102, 200, 502) includes a connection panel (214); and includes a front flap (220),
a rear flap (222), and two side flaps (224).
8. The preassembled display of any one of the preceding claims wherein the insert blank
includes one or more support panels (320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 516, 518,
520, 522); and includes a bottom flap (328).
9. The preassembled display of any one of the preceding claims wherein the outer blank
(102, 200, 502) and the insert blank (104, 300, 504) each include one or more joints
(230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235 236, 237, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338),
wherein the joints:
adapt the preassembled display to be assembled into a substantially knocked down flat
configuration, and
adapt the preassembled display to be erected from the substantially knocked down flat
configuration into a container.
10. The preassembled display of claim 9 which includes adhesion zones (215, 260, 261,
262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267) and wherein the adhesion zones are strategically located
such that when the outer blank (200) is erected, the outer blank (200) pulls and/or
pushes the insert blank (300) at the adhesion zones (215, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264,
265, 266, 267), forcing the insert blank to automatically erect.
11. The preassembled display of claim 7 wherein the front panel (106, 206) of the outer
blank (102, 200) includes a window (248).
12. The preassembled display of claim 8 wherein the front panel (106, 206) of the outer
blank (102, 200) includes a window (248),
wherein the front panel (306) of the insert blank (300) includes a tear-away zone
(348), and
wherein the tear-away zone of the insert blank is substantially aligned behind the
window (248) of the outer blank (200), and wherein the tear-away zone (348) includes
a bottom edge and the window (248) includes a bottom edge,
wherein the bottom edge of the tear-away zone (348) is suitably positioned lower than
the bottom edge of the window (248).
13. The preassembled display of any one of the preceding claims handle apertures (246,
247, 342, 340) are provided in side panels of the outer and/or inner blank (200, 300).
14. The preassembled display of claim 8 wherein one or more of the one or more support
panels (518, 520); includes a stacking tab (802); and wherein the outer blank (502)
includes a front flap and a rear flap,
wherein the front flap and the rear flap include one or more stacking apertures (702)
for receiving a stacking tab (802) of a second preassembled display.
15. The preassembled display of any one of the preceding claims wherein at least one of
the plurality of supports (320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 556, 557, 558, 559),
extends substantially the entire height of the outer blank (102, 200, 502).
1. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller, umfassend:
einen Außenzuschnitt (102, 200, 502), der Außen- und Innenflächen beinhaltet und eine
Vorderwand (106, 206), eine Rückwand (108, 208) und zwei Seitenwände (110, 112, 210,
220) umfasst, und
einen Einsatzzuschnitt (104, 300, 504), der Außen- und Innenflächen beinhaltet und
eine Vorderwand (306) und zwei Seitenwände (310, 312) umfasst,
wobei der Einsatzzuschnitt (104, 300, 504) geeignet ist, eine Vielzahl von Stützen
(320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 556, 557, 558, 559) zu bilden, die sich an jeder
Ecke des Außenzuschnitts (102, 200, 502) befinden, wenn der Außenzuschnitt aufgerichtet
ist, und
wobei die einander gegenüberliegenden Seitenwände (310, 312) des Einsatzzuschnitts
nicht unmittelbar mit den Seitenwänden (110, 112, 210, 220) des Außenzuschnitts (102,
200, 502) verbunden sind, derart, dass sich die einander gegenüberliegenden Seitenwände
des Einsatzzuschnitts relativ zu den Seitenwänden des Außenzuschnitts bewegen können,
während der Außenzuschnitt aufgerichtet wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein einziger Einsatzzuschnitt vorhanden ist.
2. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Vielzahl von Stützen (320, 321,
322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 556, 557, 558, 559) Folgendes beinhaltet:
ein erstes Paar von Stützen (556, 569), die sich an einem ersten Paar einander diagonal
gegenüberliegender Ecken des Außenzuschnitts (102, 200, 502) befinden, und
ein zweites Paar von Stützen (557, 558), die sich an einem zweiten Paar einander diagonal
gegenüberliegender Ecken des Außenzuschnitts befinden,
wobei das erste Paar von Stützen (556, 559) den gleichen Aufbau wie das zweite Paar
von Stützen (557, 558) aufweist.
3. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, wobei der Einsatzzuschnitt
(104, 300, 504) derart innerhalb des Außenzuschnitts (102, 200, 502) sitzt oder sich
einfügt, dass der Einsatzzuschnitt im Wesentlichen an der Innenseite des Außenzuschnitts
anliegt, und wobei der Einsatzzuschnitt (104, 300, 504) wahlweise entlang weniger
als der gesamten Innenseite des Außenzuschnitts (102, 200, 502) sitzt oder sich einfügt.
4. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Einsatzzuschnitt
(104, 300, 504) aus einem einzigen Stück Wellpappe gebildet ist.
5. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Einsatzzuschnitt
(104, 300, 504) in einer Vielzahl von Haftbereichen (215, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264,
265, 266, 267) an eine oder mehrere der Innenflächen des Außenzuschnitts (102, 200,
502) geheftet ist.
6. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller nach Anspruch 5, wobei die Vielzahl von Haftbereichen (215,
260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267) mindestens einen Bereich für ein schnell härtendes
Haftmittel, der beispielsweise ein Heißschmelzhaftmittel beinhaltet, und/oder mindestens
einen Bereich für ein langsam härtendes Haftmittel beinhaltet, der beispielsweise
ein Kaltschmelzhaftmittel beinhaltet.
7. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Außenzuschnitt
(102, 200, 502) eine Verbindungswand (214) beinhaltet und eine vordere Klappe (220),
eine hintere Klappe (222) und zwei Seitenklappen (224) beinhaltet.
8. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Einsatzzuschnitt
eine oder mehrere Stützwände (320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 516, 518, 520, 522)
beinhaltet und eine Bodenklappe (328) beinhaltet.
9. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Außenzuschnitt
(102, 200, 502) und der Einsatzzuschnitt (104, 300, 504) jeweils ein oder mehrere
Gelenke (230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336,
337, 338) beinhalten, wobei die Gelenke:
den vorgefertigten Aufsteller zu einer im Wesentlichen flach zusammengelegten Anordnung
zusammensetzbar machen und
den vorgefertigten Aufsteller aus der im Wesentlichen flach zusammengelegten Anordnung
zu einem Behälter aufrichtbar machen.
10. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller nach Anspruch 9, der Haftbereiche (215, 260, 261, 262, 263,
264, 265, 266, 267) beinhaltet, wobei die Haftbereiche strategisch so gelegen sind,
dass, wenn der Außenzuschnitt (200) aufgerichtet wird, der Außenzuschnitt (200) den
Einsatzzuschnitt (300) an den Haftbereichen (215, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266,
267) zieht und/oder schiebt und damit ein automatisches Aufrichten des Einsatzzuschnitts
erzwingt.
11. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller nach Anspruch 7, wobei die Vorderwand (106, 206) des Außenzuschnitts
(102, 200) ein Fenster (248) beinhaltet.
12. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller nach Anspruch 8, wobei die Vorderwand (106, 206) des Außenzuschnitts
(102, 200) ein Fenster (248) beinhaltet,
wobei die Vorderwand (306) des Einsatzzuschnitts (300) einen Abrissbereich (348) beinhaltet
und
wobei der Abrissbereich des Einsatzzuschnitts im Wesentlichen hinter dem Fenster (248)
des Außenzuschnitts (200) ausgerichtet ist und wobei der Abrissbereich (348) einen
unteren Rand beinhaltet und das Fenster (248) einen unteren Rand beinhaltet,
wobei der untere Rand des Abrissbereichs (348) in geeigneter Weise tiefer als der
untere Rand des Fensters (248) positioniert ist.
13. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei in Seitenwänden
des Außen- und/oder Innenzuschnitts (200, 300) Grifföffnungen (246, 247, 342, 340)
bereitgestellt sind.
14. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller nach Anspruch 8, wobei eine oder mehrere der einen oder
der mehreren Stützwände (518, 520) eine Stapellasche (802) beinhalten und wobei der
Außenzuschnitt (502) eine vordere Klappe und eine hintere Klappe beinhaltet,
wobei die vordere Klappe und die hintere Klappe eine oder mehrere Stapelöffnungen
(702) zum Aufnehmen einer Stapellasche (802) eines zweiten vorgefertigten Aufstellers
beinhalten.
15. Vorgefertigter Aufsteller nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei sich mindestens
eine der Vielzahl von Stützen (320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 556, 557, 558, 559)
im Wesentlichen über die gesamte Höhe des Außenzuschnitts (102, 200, 502) erstreckt.
1. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé, comprenant :
une ébauche externe (102, 200, 502) comportant des surfaces internes et externes,
et comprenant un panneau avant (106, 206), un panneau arrière (108, 208) et deux panneaux
latéraux (110, 112, 210, 220) ; et
une ébauche rapportée (104, 300, 504) comportant des surfaces internes et externes,
et comprenant un panneau avant (306) et deux panneaux latéraux (310, 312),
ladite ébauche rapportée (104, 300, 504) étant conçue pour former une pluralité de
supports (320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 556, 557, 558, 559) situés à chaque coin
de l'ébauche externe (102, 200, 502) lorsque l'ébauche externe est érigée, et
lesdits panneaux latéraux opposés (310, 312) de l'ébauche rapportée n'étant pas directement
reliés aux panneaux latéraux (110, 112, 210, 220) de l'ébauche externe (102, 200,
502) de sorte que les côtés latéraux opposés de l'ébauche rapportée puissent bouger
par rapport aux panneaux latéraux de l'ébauche externe pendant que l'ébauche externe
est érigée ; caractérisé en ce qu'une seule ébauche rapportée est présente.
2. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé selon la revendication 1, ladite pluralité de supports
(320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 556, 557, 558, 559) comprenant :
une première paire de supports (556, 559) située au niveau d'une première paire de
coins diagonalement opposés de l'ébauche externe (102, 200, 502) ; et
une seconde paire de supports (557, 558) située au niveau d'une seconde paire de coins
diagonalement opposés de l'ébauche externe,
ladite première paire de supports (556, 559) présentant la même construction que la
seconde paire de supports (557, 558).
3. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, ladite ébauche rapportée
(104, 300, 504) étant emboîtée dans l'ébauche externe (102, 200, 502) ou enroulée
à l'intérieur de celle-ci de sorte que l'ébauche rapportée vienne sensiblement en
butée à l'intérieur de l'ébauche externe, et ladite ébauche rapportée (104, 300, 504)
s'emboîtant ou s'enroulement éventuellement le long de moins que la totalité de l'intérieur
de l'ébauche externe (102, 200, 502).
4. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
ladite ébauche rapportée (104, 300, 504) étant formée à partir d'une seule pièce de
carton ondulé.
5. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
ladite ébauche rapportée (104, 300, 504) étant collée à l'une ou plusieurs des surfaces
internes de l'ébauche externe (102, 200, 502) au niveau d'une pluralité de zones d'adhérence
(215, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267).
6. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé selon la revendication 5, ladite pluralité de zones
d'adhérence (215, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267) comportant au moins une
zone adhésive à prise rapide, par exemple comprenant un adhésif à fusion à chaud et/ou
au moins une zone adhésive à prise lente, par exemple comprenant un adhésif à fusion
à froid.
7. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
ladite ébauche externe (102, 200, 502) comportant un panneau de jonction (214) ; et
comportant un rabat avant (220), un rabat arrière (222) et deux rabats latéraux (224).
8. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
ladite ébauche rapportée comportant un ou plusieurs panneaux supports (320, 321, 322,
323, 324, 325, 326, 516, 518, 520, 522) ; et comportant un rabat inférieur (328).
9. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
ladite ébauche externe (102, 200, 502) et ladite ébauche rapportée (104, 300, 504)
comportant chacune un ou plusieurs joints (230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235 236, 237,
330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338), lesdits joints :
adaptant le dispositif d'affichage préassemblé devant être assemblé dans une configuration
plane sensiblement démontée, et
adaptant le dispositif d'affichage préassemblé devant être érigé à partir d'une configuration
plane sensiblement démontée en une caisse.
10. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé selon la revendication 9 qui comporte des zones
d'adhérence (215, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267) et lesdites zones d'adhérence
étant situées de façon stratégique de sorte que lorsque l'ébauche externe (200) est
érigée, l'ébauche externe (200) tire et/ou pousse l'ébauche rapportée (300) au niveau
des zones d'adhérence (215, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267), contraignant
l'ébauche rapportée à s'ériger automatiquement.
11. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé selon la revendication 7, ledit panneau avant (106,
206) de l'ébauche externe (102, 200) comportant une fenêtre (248).
12. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé selon la revendication 8, ledit panneau avant (106,
206) de l'ébauche externe (102, 200) comportant une fenêtre (248),
ledit panneau avant (306) de l'ébauche rapportée (300) comportant une zone détachable
(348), et
ladite zone détachable de l'ébauche rapportée étant sensiblement alignée derrière
la fenêtre (248) de l'ébauche externe (200), et ladite zone détachable (348) possédant
un bord inférieur et ladite fenêtre (248) possédant un bord inférieur,
ledit bord inférieur de la zone détachable (348) étant convenablement positionné plus
bas que le bord inférieur de la fenêtre (248).
13. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
des ouvertures poignées (246, 247, 342, 340) étant pratiquées dans les panneaux latéraux
de l'ébauche externe et/ou de l'ébauche rapportée (200, 300).
14. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé selon la revendication 8, l'un ou plusieurs desdits
un ou plusieurs panneaux supports (518, 520) comportant une patte d'empilement (802)
; et ladite ébauche externe (502) comportant un rabat avant et un rabat arrière,
ledit rabat avant et ledit rabat arrière comportant une ou plusieurs ouvertures d'empilement
(702) pour recevoir une patte d'empilement (802) d'un second dispositif d'affichage
préassemblé.
15. Dispositif d'affichage préassemblé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
au moins l'un de la pluralité de supports (320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 556,
557, 558, 559) s'étendant sensiblement sur toute la hauteur de l'ébauche externe (102,
200, 502).