Foldable package with safety flat configuration

Abstract

The present invention relates to a package (1) comprising a bottom (20) and panels (21, 22, 23, 3) including a cover (3), the package (1) being foldable between the following configurations: - a use configuration defining a storage space, wherein the cover (3) is capable of sealing the storage space; - a flat configuration; in the flat configuration of the package (1), the package (1) includes an anchor between at least one of the bottom (20) and the panels (21, 22, 23, 3), the anchor being in a position folded downward against the bottom (20), each anchor applying force to hold one of the panels (21, 22, 23, 3) in its position folded downward against the bottom (20).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The field of this invention is logistics. More specifically, the invention relates to a package, also known as a packaging device, or container, for transporting goods between two destinations. Background Technology

[0002] To safely transport goods, known packaging includes boxes and similar containers made of plastic and cardboard.

[0003] Typically, a package includes a box with a bottom and an outer perimeter frame that together define a storage space in which at least one item to be shipped is contained.

[0004] The package also includes a lid that is movable relative to the box or attached to the box, and the lid is particularly capable of being in a closed position of the storage space, in which the lid seals the storage space of the box.

[0005] These packages are typically foldable. Therefore, they can move between a use configuration and a flat configuration, in which the box is formed and defines the storage space, and in the flat configuration, the package itself folds up and produces a smaller volume.

[0006] More specifically, the outer perimeter frame includes:

[0007] - First panel;

[0008] -Second panel;

[0009] - The third panel is opposite to the first panel;

[0010] - Fourth panel, which is opposite to the second panel.

[0011] This allows each panel to use:

[0012] - Storage location, in which each panel extends substantially parallel to the bottom;

[0013] - In the usage position, each panel extends substantially perpendicular to the bottom.

[0014] Before shipping items, the user grasps the package in its flattened configuration to shape it. In practice, most commonly, in the case of package storage, the outer perimeter frame panels are in their storage position, meaning the package is in a flattened configuration.

[0015] Then, the user must shape the enclosure, that is, define the storage space by positioning each panel of the outer perimeter frame in its place of use.

[0016] Then, the user can insert the item into the storage space and position the cover in the closed position of the storage space.

[0017] Typically, the packaging is made of cardboard. These cardboard packages are usually used only for a single shipment or for a very limited number of shipments.

[0018] These cardboard packages tend to degrade particularly quickly, depending on the conditions under which they are handled and the environmental conditions they may be subjected to.

[0019] Therefore, considering the volume of cardboard used during logistics and transportation, the use of such cardboard can be considered not eco-friendly and, in particular, resource-intensive, even considering the simple and easy-to-produce nature of this type of packaging.

[0020] Recently, reusable packaging solutions have emerged.

[0021] These reusable packages have the ability to be used multiple times before they need to be recycled or repaired. To this end, these packages include walls made of materials that are more durable and robust than cardboard.

[0022] Finally, despite its more complex and expensive design or manufacturing compared to cardboard packaging, this reusable packaging has a better ecological footprint.

[0023] However, the use of reusable packaging has created some problems.

[0024] In fact, there are issues related to the storage of used packages, that is, packages received by the recipient and packages stored before being reused or returned.

[0025] In fact, when a user receives a package, he / she is not always able to immediately resend or reuse it, and must set it aside. However, in its usage configuration, cardboard packaging presents a considerable volume.

[0026] Therefore, a solution aimed at reducing this volume is necessary.

[0027] Typically, packaging can be restored to its flat configuration. However, practice shows that the volume of a package in its flat configuration that has already been used—that is, the volume of a package that has been shaped at least once—is usually greater than the volume of a package in its flat configuration before its first use.

[0028] For example, it can be observed that packages that have been used and returned to their flattened configuration may tend to unfold again, even slightly, and then take on a configuration that occupies a larger volume than its flattened form. Of course, these packages can be forced to remain flat, but this effect can still be maintained in the absence of external stress. Summary of the Invention

[0029] The purpose of this invention is particularly to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art.

[0030] More specifically, the object of the present invention is to provide a reusable package that has a limited volume and maintains its limited volume when it is desired to store unused packages.

[0031] This document describes a package comprising a bottom extending along a first axis between a front end and a rear end.

[0032] The package also includes a panel, the panel comprising:

[0033] - Front panel, the front panel is pivotally mounted on the front end of the bottom;

[0034] - Rear panel, the rear panel is pivotally mounted on the rear end of the bottom;

[0035] - Side panel, the side panel is pivotally mounted on the bottom;

[0036] - Cover body, the cover body is pivotally mounted on one of the front panel or the rear panel;

[0037] The package can be folded between the following two:

[0038] -Using configuration, in which the bottom, the front panel, the rear panel and the side panel form a box that defines a storage space, and wherein the lid is capable of sealing the storage space;

[0039] - Flat configuration, in which the panel extends substantially parallel to the bottom;

[0040] In the flat configuration of the packaging:

[0041] -The side panel is folded downwards and rests against the bottom;

[0042] - One of the front panel and the rear panel is in a position where it is folded down against the bottom and overlaps with the side panel, and the other of the front panel and the rear panel is in a pivot position in the extension of the bottom;

[0043] - The cover is folded downward against the bottom, thereby overlapping with the side panel.

[0044] In a flat configuration of the package, the package includes anchors between a bottom and at least one panel in a folded-down position against the bottom, each anchor applying a force to hold one panel in its folded-down position against the bottom.

[0045] The anchor includes:

[0046] - At least one first anchor, located near the front end of the bottom;

[0047] - At least one second anchor, located near the rear end of the bottom;

[0048] The first anchor is spaced apart from the second anchor along the first axis.

[0049] Therefore, in its flat configuration, the package has a finite volume.

[0050] In fact, due to the principles of the present invention, the package, which is in its flat configuration, maintains its shape and volume, and prevents the package from deforming without spontaneous action, especially through the "shape memory" effect.

[0051] More specifically, due to the pivotal connections between some of these components and the nature of the materials used to form the panels of the package, reusable packages that can be folded between a usable configuration and a flat configuration may not be able to naturally maintain a flat configuration.

[0052] The package according to the invention has pivotal connections between its front panel and its bottom, and between its rear panel and its bottom. Furthermore, the cover is pivotally mounted on either the front or rear panel. These three pivotal connections may then tend to open and may not maintain the angles they should maintain in the flat configuration of the package.

[0053] As a result of the present invention, the first anchor located near the front end of the bottom (therefore the pivot connection between the front panel and the bottom) and the second anchor located near the rear end of the bottom (therefore the pivot connection between the bottom and the rear panel) participate in keeping the panels and bottom of the package substantially parallel, and thus ensure that these elements of the package remain in that position when the package has been converted to its flat configuration.

[0054] For example, if the rear panel extends in the bottom extension and the pivot connection between the rear panel and the bottom has an elastic effect that tends to raise the rear panel, the second anchor allows the elastic force generated by the pivot connection to be compensated by pressing two elements of the package near the rear end of the bottom against each other. This prevents the package from losing its flat configuration.

[0055] According to an advantageous solution, the bottom includes two side ends, on which side panels are pivotally mounted.

[0056] And the package includes:

[0057] - Two first anchors, each distributed near one side end of the bottom at the same length along the first axis;

[0058] - Two second anchors are respectively distributed near each side end of the bottom at the same length along the first axis.

[0059] These four anchors allow for optimized maintenance of the package in its flat configuration.

[0060] In practice, the anchors are then distributed at different points on the package, and the force that keeps the package flat is distributed on each of these four points, especially as close as possible to the different pivot connections between the panel and the bottom.

[0061] According to an advantageous solution, the cover is pivotally mounted on the rear panel, and one of the cover or the front panel has:

[0062] - The first anchor or a first portion of each first anchor, the bottom having a second portion of the first anchor or a second portion of each first anchor that is complementary to the first portion;

[0063] - A retaining member for retaining the cover or the other of the front panels by overlapping it;

[0064] Furthermore, in the flat configuration of the package, the retaining member blocks the other part of the cover or the front panel from its downward fold against the bottom.

[0065] In this way, the first anchor allows one of the cover or front panel to be held against the bottom in the folded-down position, while the other of the front panel or cover is held pressed against the bottom in the folded-down position by overlapping retaining members.

[0066] Therefore, the packaging was optimized to maintain its flat configuration.

[0067] According to a preferred design, the first anchor and / or the second anchor is of the type that can be clamped by changing the package into its flat configuration.

[0068] Because of this type of anchor, keeping the package in its flat configuration is particularly easy to implement, since it is sufficient to change the package from its working configuration to its flat configuration to trigger each of the types of anchors that can be operated by clamping.

[0069] According to a preferred design, the package includes a locking mechanism comprising at least one movable actuator between the following positions:

[0070] - In the locked position, in the flat configuration of the package, the first anchor and / or the second anchor (referred to as the lockable anchor) are locked, and

[0071] - Unlocked position, in which the lockable anchor is inactive.

[0072] Thus, the user of the package must actuate the actuator in order to move the package out of its flat configuration and fold it into its usage configuration.

[0073] Therefore, the switching of packaging from its flat configuration to its usability configuration is generated by the autonomous actions of its users.

[0074] Advantageously, the locking mechanism includes means for resiliently returning the actuator, which tends to return the actuator from its unlocked position to its locked position.

[0075] Therefore, accidental actuation of the actuator is compensated by a resilient return mechanism that allows the actuator to return to its locked position.

[0076] Furthermore, when combined with anchors of a type that can be operated by clamping, lockable anchors present a simple and intuitive operation. Indeed, the fact that the package is being converted to its flattened configuration results in the anchor being clamped while the actuator is in the locked position, and the resilient return mechanism tends to hold the actuator in its locked position. In this case, only intentional actuation of the actuator and appropriate treatment applied to the package can convert the package to its usable configuration.

[0077] According to a preferred design, only some of the first or second anchors are lockable anchors, while the other anchors in the first or second anchors can be loosened by force.

[0078] This design simplifies the integration of different functions on the anchor.

[0079] According to another preferred design, only some of the first or second anchors are lockable anchors, while the others can be separated by pivoting the panel located in a downwardly folded position in the bottom extension beyond that position.

[0080] Thus, after unlocking the lockable anchor, the separation of anchors that are not "lockable anchors" is performed by means of the specific kinematics of the package unfolding from its flat configuration.

[0081] This design also offers the advantage of securing the package to its flat configuration. In fact, without pre-unlockable locking anchors, a person cannot partially open the package by moving parts of it.

[0082] When the flat configuration of the packaging allows for a small storage volume, this design, which allows the packaging to be secured to its flat configuration, is particularly advantageous. Attached Figure Description

[0083] Other features and advantages of the invention will become clearer from the following description and accompanying drawings of a preferred embodiment of the invention, wherein the embodiment is given by way of example rather than limitation, wherein:

[0084] Figure 1 This is a schematic top perspective view of the packaging according to the invention in a usage configuration, in which the box of the packaging is formed and defines a storage space enclosed by a lid;

[0085] Figure 2 This is a schematic top perspective view of the packaging component in a flat configuration according to the present invention;

[0086] Figure 3 This is a schematic side view of the packaging according to the invention in a flat configuration;

[0087] Figure 4 This is a schematic top perspective view of the packaging according to the invention in an intermediate state between a used configuration and a flat configuration, wherein the detailed circular portion shows a portion of the anchor provided by the bottom of the packaging;

[0088] Figure 5 This is a schematic top-view perspective view of the back of the front panel of the packaging box, which integrates a locking mechanism, including two detailed circular portions showing the anchor points.

[0089] Figure 6 This is a schematic top view of the packaging according to the invention in an intermediate state between a use configuration and a flat configuration;

[0090] Figure 7 It is a schematic perspective view focusing on a portion of the second anchor presented by the cover of the package;

[0091] Figure 8This is a schematic top-view perspective view of another part of the anchors supported by the bottom of the package, which is connected to... Figure 7 The anchors shown are partially complementary;

[0092] Figure 9 yes Figure 7 and Figure 8 A schematic cross-sectional view showing the mating of the two anchor parts;

[0093] Figure 10 yes Figures 7 to 9 A partial side view of the separation location of the anchor. Detailed Implementation

[0094] Reference Figure 1 , 2 Figures 3, 4, and 6 illustrate a package 1 according to the invention. Package 1 according to the invention is a foldable package. Package 1 comprises:

[0095] - Bottom 20;

[0096] -panel.

[0097] The bottom 20 extends along the first axis 200 between the front end 201 and the rear end 202.

[0098] The bottom 20 also includes two side ends 203 extending between the front end 201 and the rear end 202.

[0099] Panels 21, 22, 23, and 3 of package 1 are composed of the following:

[0100] -Front panel 21;

[0101] - Rear panel 22;

[0102] -Side panel 23;

[0103] - Cover 3.

[0104] The front panel 21 is pivotally mounted on the front end 201 of the bottom 20.

[0105] The rear panel 22 is pivotally mounted on the rear end 202 of the bottom 20.

[0106] The side panel 23 is pivotally mounted on the side end 203 of the bottom 20.

[0107] According to this embodiment, the cover 3 is pivotally mounted on the rear panel 22. However, according to a possible embodiment, and with a particular modification of the elements described below, the cover 3 can be pivotally mounted on the front panel 21 of the package 1.

[0108] As described above, package 1 is foldable. More specifically, package 1 may have different configurations, including a usable configuration and a flat configuration.

[0109] In its configuration, the package 1 has a box 2 that defines the storage space.

[0110] The housing 2 is formed by combining the bottom 20, the front panel 21, the rear panel 22 and the side panel 23.

[0111] In this configuration, the front panel 21, rear panel 22, and side panel 23 form an outer perimeter frame at the bottom 20. Then, the front panel 21, rear panel 22, and side panel 23 are each in their respective usage positions.

[0112] exist Figure 1 In the configuration shown, the cover 3 can seal the storage space.

[0113] As previously described, the cover 3 is pivotally mounted on the rear panel 22. By pivoting the cover 3 rearward, access to the interior of the storage space can be obtained.

[0114] exist Figure 2 and 3 In its flat configuration, the front panel 21, rear panel 22, and side panel 23 extend substantially parallel to the bottom 20. The front panel 21, rear panel 22, and side panel 23 are then each in a folded-down position (or "storage position").

[0115] In fact, in this flat configuration of package 1, the side panel 23 is folded down and directly abuts against the bottom 20.

[0116] Then, by overlapping the side panels 23, one of the front panels 21 and the rear panels 23 is folded downward against the bottom 20, and the other of the front panels 21 and the rear panels 22 is folded downward and backward, that is, pivoted backward and positioned in the extension of the bottom 20.

[0117] In this configuration, with the side panels 23 overlapping, the front panel 21 is folded downwards against the bottom 20, and the rear panel 22 pivots rearwards within the extension of the bottom 20. The rear panel 22 and the bottom 20 are then on the same plane.

[0118] Finally, the cover 3 is folded downwards against the bottom 20. Then the cover 3 covers the side panel 23. According to this embodiment, the cover 3 also covers the rear panel 22.

[0119] As described above, the cover 3 is pivotally mounted on the rear panel 22.

[0120] Reference Figure 2 and 3The package 1 includes a retaining member 6, which is held in place by overlapping one of the front panel 21 and the cover 3.

[0121] In this case, in order to keep the front edge 31 of the cover 3 folded down against the bottom 20, as Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the front panel 21 includes an overlap retaining member 6, which is intended to allow the cover 3 to overlap in the flat configuration of the package 1.

[0122] exist Figure 2 and Figure 3 In the flat configuration of the package 1 shown, the retaining member 6 prevents the lid 3 from folding downward against the bottom 20. The retaining member 6 takes the form of a cap that extends by overlapping, that is, it extends above the front edge 31 of the lid 3.

[0123] Of course, according to this embodiment, the cover 3 must be completely folded down against the bottom 20 before the front panel 21 is completely folded down again.

[0124] According to an embodiment not shown, another type of overlapping retaining member 6 may take the form of at least one arm movably mounted on one of the front panel 21 and the cover 3, in which case, in the flat configuration of the package 1, the arm is positioned below the other of the front panel 21 and the cover 3. If the other of the front panel 21 or the cover 3 is not pre-raised, the front panel 21 or the cover 3 carrying the arm cannot be raised because the arm(s) is trapped beneath the element.

[0125] According to the principles of the invention, the package 1 includes, in its flat configuration, an anchor between at least one of the panels 21, 22, 23, 3 in its position folded down against the bottom 20.

[0126] Each anchor is designed to apply a force to hold panels 21, 22, 23, 3 in their downward-folded position against the bottom 20.

[0127] Specifically, the holding force occurs once the force tends to move panels 21, 22, 23, 3 away from their downward folded position against the bottom 20.

[0128] These anchors consist of at least one first anchor 41, 42 located near the front end 201 of the bottom 20 and at least one second anchor 51, 52 located near the rear end 202 of the bottom 20.

[0129] The first anchors 41 and 42 are spaced apart from the second anchors 51 and 52 along the first axis 200. In other words, the first anchors 41 and 42 are not directly adjacent to the second anchors 51 and 52.

[0130] According to this embodiment, the anchor includes:

[0131] - Two first anchors 41, 42, including a first left anchor 41 and a first right anchor 42, are located near each side end 203 of the bottom 20, at the same length along the first axis 200;

[0132] - Two second anchors 51 and 52, including a second left anchor 51 and a second right anchor 52, are respectively distributed near each side end 203 of the bottom 20, at the same length distance from the first axis 200.

[0133] refer to Figure 3 The four possible anchoring locations are represented in a non-limiting manner, including:

[0134] - The first position P1 and the second position P2 are located near the front end 201 of the bottom 20, and

[0135] - The third position P3 and the fourth position P4 are located near the rear end 202 of the bottom 20.

[0136] In other words, the two first anchors 41 and 42 may be located at positions corresponding to position P1 or second position P2 along the first axis 200, while the two second anchors 51 and 52 may be located at positions corresponding to third position P3 or fourth position P4 along the first axis 200.

[0137] As described below, each anchor comprises two parts: a first part provided by a first element of package 1 and a second part provided by a second element of package 1. The first and second parts of each anchor are complementary to each other to achieve anchoring when package 1 is in its flat configuration.

[0138] According to this embodiment, the first anchors 41 and 42 include a first portion provided by the front panel 21, such as... Figure 5 As shown, and the second part provided by the bottom 20, as Figure 4 As shown.

[0139] Therefore, when the front panel 21 is folded down against the bottom 20, the first anchors 41 and 42 are activated and apply force to keep the front panel 21 in its folded-down position against the bottom 20.

[0140] refer to Figure 4 The second portion 412 of the first left anchor 41 and the second portion 422 of the first right anchor 42 are formed by anchor points 410. In the usage configuration of the package 1, the anchor points are retracted into the side panel 23 and are visible when the side panel 23 is folded down against the bottom 20.

[0141] Reference Figure 5 The anchor point 410 formed by the ring is complementary to the first portion 411 of the first left anchor point 41 and the first portion 421 of the first right anchor point 42 provided by the front panel 21.

[0142] When the current panel 21 is folded down against the bottom 20, the anchoring point 410 of the second part 412, 422 engages within the first part 411, 421. Therefore, the anchor is operable.

[0143] These first anchors 41, 42 are of the type that can be operated by clamping.

[0144] In other words, the conversion of package 1 from its usage configuration to its flat configuration makes it possible to clamp these anchors.

[0145] This clamping can be achieved, for example, by a movable hook between the hooked position and the release position of the anchor point 410.

[0146] The hook may include a resilient return system that tends to hold the hook in its hooked position, combined with, for example, an outer bevel design, such that during insertion of the anchor point 410 into the first portions 411, 421, the hook switches from its locked position to its released position, and returns to its hooked position once insertion is complete. The outer bevel may specifically form a cam system that causes the hook to retract during insertion of the anchor point 410, which presses against the bevel and then causes it to move backward.

[0147] According to this embodiment and reference Figure 1 , 2 And 4, package 1 includes a locking mechanism, which includes two actuators 7.

[0148] These actuators 7 can move between the following positions:

[0149] - Lock location, especially Figure 1 and Figure 2 The locking position shown is where the first anchors 41 and 42 are locked in the flat configuration of package 1;

[0150] -Unlock position, in which the first anchors 41, 42 are unlocked.

[0151] The first anchors 41 and 42 are then referred to as "lockable anchors".

[0152] The locking mechanism includes a means for resiliently returning the actuator 7, which tends to return the actuator 7 from its unlocked position to its locked position. These resilient return means can advantageously be the same as the means described above for the return hook.

[0153] According to this embodiment, the locking mechanism is also designed to make it possible to lock the cover 3 when the cover 3 is used to seal the storage space of the package 1 in the configuration.

[0154] Therefore, referring to Figure 4 and 5 The cover 3 has two locking members 71, and the front panel 21 has two locking elements 72 that are complementary to the two locking members 71.

[0155] In this case, when package 1 is in its usage configuration and when lid 3 closes the storage space, then:

[0156] - In the locked position of actuator 7, the two locking members 71 are inserted and held captive in the two locking elements 72; and

[0157] - In the unlocked position of actuator 7, the two locking members 71 are inserted into the two locking elements 72 but are not held in place, and cover 3 is able to pivot freely backward.

[0158] To allow the locking state to be changed during the actuation of actuator 7, the locking mechanism can implement a rod or cam system of conventional design known in itself.

[0159] Reference Figures 6 to 9 The second anchors 51 and 52 are described below.

[0160] As previously mentioned, these second anchors 51, 52 are located near the rear end 202 of the bottom 20.

[0161] According to this embodiment, the second anchors 51 and 52 are composed of a second left anchor 51 and a second right anchor 52. These anchors are specifically located at... Figure 3 The position P3 corresponds to the length shown.

[0162] According to this embodiment, the second anchor is formed between the bottom 20 and the cover 3.

[0163] The second anchors 51 and 52 are also of the type that can be clamped. That is, when the package 1 has been converted to its flat configuration, the clamping of the second anchors 51 and 52 is performed.

[0164] Unlike the first anchors 41 and 42, the second anchors 51 and 52 are not lockable anchors.

[0165] As described above, the second anchors 51 and 52 include first parts 511 and 521 and second parts 512 and 522.

[0166] Specifically, the second anchors 51 and 52 include:

[0167] - The first part 511, 521 is formed by a receiver having a hook provided by the cover 3;

[0168] - The second part 512, 522, is carried by the bottom 20 and is adjacent to the rear end 202 of the bottom 20.

[0169] These second parts 512, 522 are formed by complementary hooks 5120, 5220, which engage with the socket by hooks formed by the first parts 511, 521 of the second anchors 51, 52.

[0170] The receiver with hooks forming the first portions 511, 521 of the second anchors 51, 52 specifically includes at least two partially elastically deformable wings 5110, 5210. When the package 1 is converted to its flat configuration, and particularly during the snapping of these hooks 5120, 5220 between the wings 5110, 5210 of the receiver with hooks, these wings 5110, 5210 enable the guidance of the hooks 5120, 5220.

[0171] Reference Figures 7 to 10 The hooks 5120, 5220 and the receiver with hooks have shapes designed to separate the second anchors 51, 52 when the user wishes to unfold the package 1 from its flat configuration.

[0172] Specifically, hooks 5120 and 5220 have a circular shape pointing away from the front end of the bottom 20, and the cover 3 must face the direction of its raised position when the package 1 must be unfolded from its flat configuration. The receiver with hooks opens in the direction of the front end of the bottom 20.

[0173] In addition, refer to more specific details Figure 10 The rear panel 22 pivots backward beyond its downward folded position in the bottom extension, which allows the hooks 5120 and 5220 to disengage from the hooked receiver.

[0174] Figure 10 Therefore, an intermediate configuration between the flat configuration and the used configuration is shown for separating the second anchors 51, 52.

[0175] According to another possible design, the second anchors 51 and 52 are anchors that can be "unlocked by force" or, in other words, "loosened by force". That is, in order for the second anchors 51 and 52 to be ineffective, a greater tensile force than the force exerted by the second anchors 51 and 52 to hold them in the downward folded position must be applied.

Claims

1. A package (1) including a bottom (20) extending along a first axis (200) between a front end (201) and a rear end (202). The package (1) also includes a panel, the panel comprising: - Front panel (21), which is pivotally mounted on the front end (201) of the bottom (20); - Rear panel (22), which is pivotally mounted on the rear end (202) of the bottom (20); - Side panel (23), which is pivotally mounted on the bottom (20); - Cover (3), which is pivotally mounted on one of the front panel (21) or the rear panel (22); The package (1) can be folded between the following configurations: -Usage configuration, in which the bottom (20), the front panel (21), the rear panel (22) and the side panel (23) form a box (2) defining a storage space, and in the usage configuration, the cover (3) is capable of sealing the storage space; - Flat configuration, in which the panel extends substantially parallel to the bottom (20); In the flat configuration of the package (1): -The side panel (23) is in a position where it is folded downwards and abuts against the bottom (20); - One of the front panel (21) and the rear panel (22) is folded down against the bottom (20) to overlap with the side panel (23), and the other of the front panel (21) and the rear panel (22) is in a pivot position in the extension of the bottom (20); - The cover (3) is folded downward against the bottom (20) and thus overlaps with the side panel (23); The package (1) is characterized in that it includes an anchor between at least one of the bottom (20) and the panel, the anchor being in a position folded downward against the bottom (20), and in the flat configuration of the package (1), each anchor applies a force to hold at least one of the panels in its folded-down position against the bottom (20), the anchor comprising: - At least one first anchor (41, 42) is located near the front end (201) of the bottom (20); - At least one second anchor (51, 52) is located near the rear end (202) of the bottom (20); The first anchor (41, 42) is spaced apart from the second anchor (51, 52) along the first axis (200).

2. The packaging (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom (20) includes two side ends (203), the side panels (23) are pivotally mounted on the two side ends (203), and the package (1) includes: - Two first anchors (41, 42) are respectively distributed near each side end (203) of the bottom (20) at the same length along the first axis (200); - Two second anchors (51, 52) are respectively distributed near each side end (203) of the bottom (20) at the same length along the first axis (200).

3. The packaging (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cover (3) is pivotally mounted on the rear panel (22), and one of the cover (3) or the front panel (21) has: - The first anchor (41, 42) or a first portion (411, 421) of each first anchor (41, 42), the bottom (20) having a second portion (412, 422) of the first anchor (41, 42) or a second portion (412, 422) of each first anchor (41, 42) that is complementary to the first portion (411, 421). - Retaining member (6) for retaining by overlapping another of the cover (3) or the front panel (21); Furthermore, in the flat configuration of the package (1), the retaining member (6) blocks the other of the cover (3) or the front panel (21) from its downward fold against the bottom (20).

4. The packaging (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first anchor (41, 42) and / or the second anchor (51, 52) are of the type capable of clamping operations, and the conversion of the package (1) to its flat configuration may result in the clamping of the anchor.

5. The packaging (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that, The package includes a locking mechanism, which includes at least one movable actuator (7) between the following positions: - In the locking position, in the flat configuration of the package, the first anchor (41, 42) and / or the second anchor (51, 52), referred to as lockable anchors, are locked, and - Unlocked position, in which the lockable anchor is inactive.

6. The packaging (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that, The locking mechanism includes means for resiliently returning the actuator, the means being inclined to return the actuator from its unlocked position to its locked position.

7. The packaging (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that, Only some of the first anchors (41, 42) or the second anchors (51, 52) are lockable anchors, and the other anchors in the first anchors (41, 42) or the second anchors (51, 52) can be forcibly released.

8. The packaging (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that, Only some of the first anchors (41, 42) or the second anchors (51, 52) are lockable anchors, and the other anchors in the first anchors (41, 42) or the second anchors (51, 52) can be separated by pivoting the panel in a position folded down in the extension of the bottom (20) beyond that position folded down in the extension of the bottom (20).

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