OBJECT
[0001] The present descriptive report refers to a patent application for a display that,
after mounted, it gains the pattern of a trapezoidal box, then proposing the coupling
of various units to form a communication arch placed in the corridor or supermarkets,
shopping centers and big magazines, attached between one shelf and another. In its
highest semi-circular part, this communication arch receives a large media that will
be seen by the consumers that pass through the corridors.
STATE OF THE ART
[0002] As it is known, there is currently an increasing use of cardboard displays developed
by cutting and creasing designs to obtain shapes that are more sophisticated to meet
the requirements of supermarkets, shopping centers and big magazines, in order to
display and carry their products.
[0003] These are generally mounted from a plane condition such as the case of the display
protected by document
BR 202016014781-1 called "PROVISION INTRODUCED IN PACKAGING TRANSFORMABLE INTO DISPLAY", where, through
side creases, its flaps are folded to form the walls, the top with a locking tab in
a front cutout. The front part is delimited by an oblique punch that is to be removed
after mounting the box. When removed, the front part of the box forms an angular opening
from the side walls to the rear wall, in order for the user to keep the products,
viewed in the form of a display. Images were extracted from this document
BR 202016014781-1 to show the sequence of a form of display mounting. This sequence was included as
figure 1 of the application to be explained afterwards.
[0004] In any way, the displays are not usually designed to display products at great height,
being generally supported on the floor together wit the shelves, attached to columns
or on floors, totems and other types of points to carry the messages.
[0005] The points at great heights in large sales establishments are explored with displays
hanging alone from the ceiling, placed above the corridors, having a certain eye-catching
appeal.
SUMMARY
[0006] The patent application in question proposes that, after following the specific cutting
and creasing design, a cardboard paper will have the shape of a display box with slight
reduction of width from the top to the bottom, with trapezoidal geometry, having adjustable
flaps on the sides and corresponding cutouts on the opposite side.
[0007] At the installation site, the units of these display boxes will be mounted to one
another with the insertion of the flaps of one unit in the cutouts of the subsequent
unit.
[0008] After mounting, when the assembly is raised to be attached one point distant from
another (for example, between supermarket shelves), the top of these display boxes
are moved away from one another by sliding the flaps through the cutouts through a
distance delimited by a locking system, simultaneous to the bottoms meeting.
[0009] Through the slightly distanced tops, the assembly obtains an arched shape, self-supported,
but through the adjacent edges of their bottoms strongly brought together, supporting
the pressure from the top to the bottom without requiring any additional support,
able to receive a large media and positioned at a high height between the shelves,
carrying a strong advertising/informative appeal.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0010] A more detailed explanation of the invention is given in the following description
based on the attached figures:
- Figure 1 is, as previously mentioned, the sequence obtained form the document BR 202016014781-1 to exemplify the state of the art.
- The figures listed below, from 2 to 22, refer to the display box, its cutting and
creasing design, mounting and adjustment to obtain the communication arch:
- Figure 2 - plan view;
- Figure 3 - shows, from the base of the assembly, the bottom connected to one of the
side faces and the top, joined and positioned in parallel;
- Figure 4 - shows the side face folded towards the top. Detail A shows the male coupling
of the side face mounted, aligned to the female coupling of the top, for locking;
- Figure 5 - shows, according to the previous figure, the female coupling mounted to
receive the male coupling. This alignment is shown in detail B;
- Figure 6 - shows the side face already locked at the top. Detail D shows the external
lock;
- Figure 7 - lower perspective view, according to the previous figure. Detail E shows
the internal lock;
- Figure 8 - shows the male couplings of the side face and the top, mounted, aligned
to the female couplings of the front faces;
- Figure 9 - shows the female couplings of the front faces aligned to the male couplings
of the side face and top;
- Figure 10 - shows the front faces being brought up against the side face and the top,
to interlock the male and female couplings;
- Figure 11 - shows the front faces already locked to the side face, to the top and
to the bottom, with the display box mounted;
- Figure 12 - shows the end of the external lock;
- Figure 13 - rendered view showing the already mounted display box;
- Figure 14 - rendered view showing the display box turned to the position of use;
- Figure 15 - shows, in sequence, a display box with its coupling flaps aligned to the
corresponding cutouts of a subsequent box. With slight tilting of the box, the coupling
flap is aligned to surpass the cutouts of the subsequent box;
- Figure 16 - shows, in sequence, after the slight tilting, the coupling of the initial
box to the subsequent box;
- Figure 17 - shows two display boxes coupled to one another. This view indicates the
A-A section;
- Figure 18 - views according to the A-A section, showing the internal lock of the locking
flaps of the display box to the cutouts of the subsequent display box;
- Figure 19 - shows a part of the arch of the assembly of coupled display boxes;
- Figure 20 - shows, in sequence, the course of the locking flaps through the cutouts
at the top of the display boxes, whose distance enables a radial pattern of the assembly.
Simultaneously, the bottoms of these display boxes are forced against one another,
structuring the assembly. This is how the communication arch is formed;
- Figure 21 - perspective views, with lines and rendered;
- Figure 22 - illustrative view of the installed communication arch between two supermarket
shelves for example. A large media was attached to the upper part of the communication
arch, causing, together with the arch, a huge visual impact.
DESCRIPTION
[0011] According to the drawings attached, the "TRAPEZOIDAL DISPLAY BOX WITH CUTTING AND
CREASING DESIGN AND MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR FORMATION OF COMMUNICATION ARCH WITH AUTOMATIC
ADJUSTMENT AND STRUCTURING", consists of, as shown in figure 1, based on a cutting
and creasing design for cardboard, comprising a mounting base (1) delimited by side
creases (2) and (3) of which there are respective cutouts (2) with arrow ends (5)
at creases (2). From one of the creases (3), it extends to the bottom (6), delimited
by side creases (7) hollowed by a set of male coupling (8) consisting of the cutout
(9) of angled extremities (10) and including a flap (11) with male locking tab (8a).
Said bottom (6) has a crease (12) positioned opposite crease (3), from where the side
face (13) extends, delimited by its side creases (14) equally equipped with male couplings
(8), and the crease (15) opposite the crease (12) also receives a pair of male couplings
(8), but in alignment and in a cross-sectional position.
[0012] From the crease (3) opposite the base (1), it extends to the top (16), delimited
by its side creases (17) also equipped with male couplings (8), and this top (16)
is hollowed by the center cutout (18) delimiting the semi-circle flap (19), in addition
to receiving a crease (21) on the free edge (20) for the female coupling (22) consisting
of a reentrant flap (23) for cutouts (24) and incorporating a locking tab (25) with
crease (26), interrupted by rectangular center cutout opposite a semicircular cutout
forming the female cutout (22a).
[0013] From the creases (2) of the base (1), the front faces (27) extend with the free edges
equipped with their female couplings (22). These front faces (27) protrude, from their
peripheral edge (28), an angled coupling flap (29), defined by a coupling end (30)
with supporting part (31) of smaller height. On the opposite side, this angled coupling
flap (29) forms a stop (32) with displacement part (33) of greater height. The coupling
flap (29) also receives a reinforcement glue (34) on its inner side.
[0014] To mount, from the creases (3), the bottom (6) and the top (16) are positioned on
the vertical, as shown in figure 3, folding through the crease (12) the side face
(13) and then folding its crease (15) to align the cutouts (9) to the flap (23) with
the extremities of its locking tab (25) folded to insert into the angled terminal
(10), as shown in detail A of figure 4. Next, the male locking tab (8a) of the male
coupling (8) is folded and inserted in the female cutout (22a) of the female coupling
(22) of the top (16), as shown in detail B of figure 5. This is how the bottom (6),
side face (13) and top (16) are locked, as also shown in figure 6 and its detail D
and figure 7 and its detail E.
[0015] After, the creases of the bottom (7), creases (14) of the side face (13) and creases
(17) of the top (16) are folded, as shown in figure 8, aligning their cutouts (9)
to the flaps (23) of the front faces (27). Then, as shown in figure 9, the locking
tabs (25) are folded in order to be inserted in the angled terminals (10) while the
locking tab (10a) is also folded and inserted in the cutout (22a) to lock the front
faces (27), after its verticalization through the creases (2), as shown in figure
10, thus mounting the display box (35), completing the lock with the joining of the
male locking tab (8a), as shown in figures 11, 12 and 13. Thus
the trapezoidal display box (35) is formed with wider top (16), suffering gradual
reduction in the perimeter to the bottom (6).
[0016] To use it, the top (16) is turned upward and the bottom (6) downward, as shown in
figure 14, in order to be used in various units coupled together, in a new mounting
system for an assembly through which a communication arch (A) is formed. For this
purpose, as shown in the sequence of figures 15 and 16, the coupling flaps (29) of
a unit has the coupling ends (30) folded and, after this unit (35) is handled in slight
angulation, the stop (32) is surpassed and inserted in the arrows (5) of the cutouts
(4) of the subsequent unit (35). Then the assembler must insert his hand through the
cutout (18), as shown by the arrow tracking the sequence of figure 18 of this subsequent
box (35) and, internally unfold the coupling ends (30) that, when opened, lock one
unit to another and so on successively, as shown in figure 19, forming an assembly
of predefined extension for the installation site.
[0017] Through the proposed system, the assembly is raised through its central part, as
shown by the arrow of the sequence of figure 20, when the displacement parts (33)
of greater height of the coupling flaps (29) slide through its displacement parts
(33) through the cutouts (4) of the subsequent displays (35) in a course delimited
by the open coupling ends (30), simultaneously forcing the bottoms to meet (6). Thus,
through the course of the coupling flaps (29), combined with the trapezoidal geometry
of the display boxes (35), an adjustment movement is provided for spacing between
the tops (16), in automatic radial position, while the bottoms (6) meet providing
structuring, supporting the resulting stress imposed vertically from top to bottom,
for the formation of the arch. Figure 21 shows the communication arch in lines and
rendered.
[0018] Therefore, as shown in figure 22, the assembly can be supported by its peripheral
display box (35) units, between two opposite shelves (G) in a supermarket corridor
for example. Through its end of greater height, the communication arch (A) formed
receives the fixation of a large media (M), which is maintained well above the corridor,
calling the attention of consumers.
1. TRAPEZOIDAL DISPLAY BOX WITH CUTTING AND CREASING DESIGN", consisting of cardboard,
comprising a base (1) delimited by side creases (2) and (3) and that, on the creases
(2) is characterized for receiving cutouts (4) with arrow end (5), extended to the bottom (6) from one
of the creases (3), delimited by side creases (7) hollowed by male coupling (8) consisting
of the cutout (9) of angled extremities (10) and inclusion of a flap (11) with male
locking tab (8a), and from crease (12) of the bottom (6) extends the side face (13)
delimited by side creases (14), equally equipped with male coupling (8), as well as
the opposite crease (15), receiver of a pair of male couplings (8), but in the cross-sectional
position, while, from crease (3) opposite the base (1) extends the top (16), delimited
by side creases (17) also equipped with their respective male couplings (8), said
top (16) hollowed by the center cutout (18) delimiting semi-circle flap (19) and receiving,
the free edge (20), a folding crease (21) of a female coupling (22) with its reentrant
flap (23) by cutouts (24) and including a locking tab (25) with crease (26) interrupted
by a rectangular center cutout opposite a semi-circular cutout, forming the female
coupling (22a), also extending, from the creases (2) of the base (1), front faces
(27) free edges equipped with crease (21) for its female couplings (22), being that,
from its peripheral edge (28), the front faces (27) extend an angled coupling flap
(29) defined by a coupling end (30) with supporting part (31), of smaller height and,
on the opposite side, a stop (32) with displacement part (33), also receiving reinforcement
in the inner face (34), thus forming the display box (35), with wider top (16) suffering
gradual reduction in the perimeter to the bottom (6), in trapezoidal geometry.
2. TRAPEZOIDAL DISPLAY BOX WITH CUTTING AND CREASING DESIGN", according to claim 1, characterized by the verticalization, from the creases (3), of the bottom (6) and top (16), folding,
through the crease, (12), the side wall (13), and then folding its crease (15) to
align the cutouts (10) of the male couplings (8) to the flaps (23) of the female couplings
(22), whose locking tab (25) ends are folded for insertion in the angled extremities
(10), then folding the locking tab (10a) and inserting it in the cutout (22a) to lock
the walls (6), (13) and (16), and then folding creases (7), (14) and (17), aligning
their cutouts (9) to the flaps (23) of the front faces (27) after their verticalization
through the creases (2), folding the locking tabs (25) for insertion in the angled
extremities (10) while the locking tab (10a) is also folded and inserted in the cutout
(22a) to lock the front faces (27), thus mounting the display box (35).
3. MOUNTING SYSTEM", according to the description in the cutting and creasing design
of claims 1 and 2 for the display box (35), characterized by the coupling flaps (29) of one unit (35) having the extremities of its coupling ends
(30) folded for insertion in the arrows (5) of the cutouts (4) of the subsequent unit
(35), said ends (30) opened manually by the insertion of the assembler's hand through
the cutout (18) locking one unit to another and so on successively.
4. FORMATION OF COMMUNICATION ARCH WITH AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT AND STRUCTURING SYSTEM",
according to the description in claims 1, 2 and 3, after raising the set from its
central part and support of the peripheral display box (35) units between two points,
such as between shelves for example, above a corridor, characterized by the displacement parts (33) of the coupling flaps (29) of a display box (35) slide
through the cutouts (4) of the subsequent display box (35), from their tops (16),
in a course delimited by the open coupling ends (30) for radial movement and positioning
of the assembly, and so on successively, simultaneously forcing the bottoms (6) of
these display boxes (35) to meet, in the shape of a communication arch (A) that receives
the fixation of the large media (M) displayed at great height.