FOLDABLE PACKAGING WITH LOCKING METHODS

Description

[0001] The field of invention is logistics.

[0002] More specifically, the invention relates to a package according to claim 1.

[0003] To transport an object safely, packages such as plastic boxes and cardboard boxes are known.

[0004] Generally speaking, packages include a box with a base and a peripheral rim which together define a storage volume in which at least one object to be transported is housed.

[0005] The packages also include a cover that is movable relative to the box, or attached to the box, this cover being able in particular to adopt a position for closing the storage volume in which the cover closes the storage volume of the box.

[0006] These packages are traditionally foldable. They are thus mobile between a usage configuration in which the box is formed and defines the storage volume, and a flat configuration in which the package is collapsed on itself, and produces less space.

[0007] More specifically, the peripheral rim includes: a first panel; a second panel; a third panel opposite the first panel; a fourth panel opposite the second panel.

[0008] Each panel can therefore adopt: a storage position in which it extends substantially parallel to the bottom; a use position in which it extends substantially perpendicular to the bottom.

[0009] When transporting an item, a user picks up a package in the flat configuration. In fact, most often, the perimeter edge panels are in their storage position, which means that the package is in the flat configuration.

[0010] The user must then shape the box, that is to say define the storage volume by positioning each of the panels of the peripheral edge in its position of use.

[0011] The user can then insert an object into the storage volume and position the cover in the storage volume closing position.

[0012] The lids of the packages are traditionally held in the closed position by means of adhesive strips.

[0013] Such adhesive strips prevent a cover from moving freely from its closed position to a position providing access to the storage volume.

[0014] These adhesive strips are particularly easy to use and can be opened universally by cutting or tearing them off.

[0015] This method of opening packages with adhesive strips is nevertheless destructive. Indeed, the adhesive strip itself is not reusable, and it is highly likely that the package will be damaged by the effect of the cut applied to the adhesive strip (cutting extending beyond the material making up the package) or when the adhesive strip is removed, this removal being likely to take part of the package's covering with the adhesive strip.

[0016] More generally, cardboard boxes are usually only used for a single shipment or a particularly limited number of shipments.

[0017] These cardboard packages tend to degrade particularly quickly depending on the handling conditions of these packages, as well as the environmental conditions to which they may be subjected.

[0018] Consequently, given the volumes of cardboard used during logistics transport, it can be considered that the use of these boxes is not ecological and particularly resource-consuming, even taking into account the simple and easy to produce nature of this type of package.

[0019] Recently, reusable parcel projects have emerged.

[0020] These reusable packages have the ability to be used multiple times before needing to be recycled or repaired. Ultimately, although they are more complex and expensive to design or manufacture than cardboard packages, the environmental footprint of such reusable packages is better.

[0021] However, there are some problems with using reusable packages.

[0022] Indeed, the problem relating to the storage of parcels already used, i.e. received by a recipient, and which must be stored before being reused or returned, is present.

[0023] In reality, when a user receives a package, they are not always able to return or reuse it directly, and must put it aside. In its intended use, a cardboard package takes up a significant amount of space. Consequently, solutions to reduce this space requirement are necessary.

[0024] A cardboard package can be returned to its configuration, however, use has shown that the size of a package in its flat configuration and which has already been used, that is to say which has already been shaped at least once, is often greater than that which it presented in its flat configuration prior to its first use.

[0025] For example, we see that a package that has already been used and is put back into its flat configuration can tend to return to a configuration in which it is in volume. Of course, these packages can be kept flattened by force, but this effect can still persist in the absence of external constraint.

[0026] To overcome such a disadvantage, with US 2018 / 296016 A1 we know the foldable parcel deposit boxes, or the foldable crates with FR 1 032 348 A, which can be immobilized in the use position or in the folded position.

[0027] The invention aims in particular to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art.

[0028] More specifically, the invention aims to provide a package that can be reused without showing any traces, or tending to show the least traces resulting from previous use.

[0029] The invention also aims to provide such a package which can be easily stored between two uses. These objectives, as well as others which will appear subsequently, are achieved thanks to the invention which has as its subject a package according to claim 1.

[0030] The package according to the invention has characteristics tending to give it a capacity for reuse.

[0031] Indeed, the locking means, being directly integrated into the package, are thus reusable. More precisely, their transition from the unlocked position to the locked position is not comparable to the use of an adhesive strip which deteriorates during such handling.

[0032] These package locking means according to the invention also have the capacity to act to maintain the package in a flat configuration.

[0033] Consequently, it is only following a voluntary action by a user of the package that the latter can leave its flat configuration.

[0034] In this way, a previously used package can be passed back into its flat configuration, and locked in that position.

[0035] In its flat configuration and being locked in this position, then the package retains a footprint comparable to that which it produced when it was in its flat configuration and had not been used.

[0036] Furthermore, the user can be assured that a plurality of packages in their flat position and locked in this position will not, over time, unfold and take up more space.

[0037] According to a preferred solution, the locking mechanism comprises: an interface located on an external face of the package; two actuators, each actuator comprising a maneuverable part located on the interface.

[0038] With this solution, the locking mechanism can be unlocked using an action performed on an external face of the package.

[0039] Due to the use of two actuators, it is only unlikely that an unlocking will be carried out accidentally.

[0040] This gives the package a more effective locking mechanism.

[0041] In this case, advantageously, the operable parts are movable in opposite directions relative to each other from their locked position to their unlocked position, and vice versa.

[0042] Thus, the movements of the operable parts are reversed. For example, the first actuator must be slid to the left while the second actuator can be slid to the right.

[0043] In another example, a first actuator is to be slid upwards while a second actuator is to be slid downwards.

[0044] This design further enhances the security of the unlocking mechanism. In this case, unlocking can only occur after a voluntary action, and accidental unlocking is unlikely.

[0045] In particular, it is avoided that involuntary friction on the package, for example by clothing, causes the unlocking of the two actuators resulting from the actuators sliding in the same direction, while being hooked.

[0046] Advantageously, the locking mechanism comprises a lock for blocking the actuator(s).

[0047] In this case, the locking mechanism may be blocked and can only be unlocked with a key or combination.

[0048] Such a lock ensures that the package can only be opened, or removed from its flat configuration, by an authorized person.

[0049] According to one possible embodiment, the blocking lock may be electronic and thus be controlled by means of a command, for example sent by means of a computer server or a compatible electronic device.

[0050] In such a situation, the package includes on-board electronics enabling it to process such an order, and to communicate remotely with a computer server and / or an electronic device.

[0051] According to an advantageous characteristic, the locking mechanism comprises elastic return means of the actuator(s) tending to return them from their unlocking position to their locking position.

[0052] The actuators thus tend to maintain their locked position.

[0053] According to the invention, the locking mechanism is integrated into a housing provided in the body.

[0054] This locking mechanism is therefore not visible, or does not cause any obstruction on the outside of the package or inside the package.

[0055] According to the invention: the first locking means comprise at least one anchoring point presented by the cover; the second locking means comprise at least one anchoring point presented by the bottom and / or at least one panel of the peripheral rim; the locking mechanism comprises hooking members for each of the anchoring points, the hooking members being driven in mobility by the actuator(s).

[0056] This design provides a particularly reliable locking mechanism.

[0057] According to a preferred solution, in the configuration of use of the package, the or each anchoring point of the second locking means is retracted into a cavity provided in the box or in the cover.

[0058] In this way, the anchoring points of the second locking means do not produce any bulk in the package in its configuration of use. In other words, these anchoring points do not form a protrusion inside the storage volume defined by the box in the configuration of use of the package.

[0059] According to a preferred embodiment, in the flat configuration of the package: one of the panels and the bottom, called the first framing element and another of the panels and the bottom, called the second framing element; at least partially frame the rest of the panels, the bottom and the cover, and the locking mechanism is located on the first framing element, and the or each anchoring point of the second locking means is located on the second framing element.

[0060] In this way, the locking mechanism and the second locking means make it possible to maintain in position, one with respect to the other, the first framing element and the second framing element, so as to maintain the rest of the panels, the bottom and the cover maintained by the framing elements.

[0061] According to a variant, the peripheral rim comprises four panels mounted to rotate on the bottom, including: a first panel; a second panel opposite the first panel; a third panel; a fourth panel opposite the third panel; and in that the flat configuration of the package: the third panel and the fourth panel are folded down onto the bottom; the first panel is folded down onto the third panel, and the fourth panel; the second panel is folded back in line with the bottom; the cover is positioned on the third panel, the fourth panel and the second panel, and in line with the first panel.

[0062] This variant offers a space-saving flat package configuration.

[0063] Advantageously, the third panel and the fourth panel are folded down onto the bottom, retracting into the bottom.

[0064] According to an advantageous characteristic, the cover is mounted to rotate on the second panel.

[0065] Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, given by way of illustrative and non-limiting example, and the appended drawings among which: [ Fig. 1 ] there figure 1 is a schematic representation according to a perspective view from above of a package according to the invention, in a flat configuration; [ Fig. 2 ] there figure 2 is a schematic representation according to a perspective view from above of the package according to the invention, according to a configuration of use in which a box of the package is formed and defines a storage volume closed by a cover; [ Fig. 3 ] there figure 3 is a schematic representation according to a perspective view from above of the package according to the invention, in an intermediate state between the flat configuration and the use configuration, with a detail medallion illustrating an anchoring point presented by the cover of the package; [ Fig. 4 ] there figure 4 is a schematic representation according to a perspective view from above, according to another angle of view in relation to the figure 3 , and including a detail medallion illustrating an anchor point presented by a bottom of the package; [ Fig. 5 ] there figure 5 is a schematic representation according to a perspective view from above of a rear face of a panel of the package box, the panel incorporating a mechanism for locking the package; [ Fig. 6 ] there figure 6 is a schematic representation according to a side view in perspective from above of the package 1 in flat configuration, with a detail medallion illustrating in particular a junction between the bottom, the cover and a panel of the package box; [ Fig. 7 ] there figure 7 is a schematic representation in a perspective view illustrating an actuator in a locking position; [ Fig. 8 ] there figure 8 is a schematic representation according to a perspective view similar to the figure 7 and illustrating the actuator in an unlocked position; [ Fig. 9 ] there figure 9 is a schematic representation illustrating the unlocked position and the locked position of the actuator.

[0066] In reference to the figures 1 à 7 , a package 1 according to the invention is described below.

[0067] Package 1 includes: a box 2; a cover 3.

[0068] In reference to the figures 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 And 6 , the box 2 comprises a bottom 20 and a peripheral rim.

[0069] The peripheral edge is notably composed of panels 21, 22, 23, 24.

[0070] More specifically, the peripheral edge includes four panels including: a first panel 21; a second panel 22; a third panel 23; a fourth panel 24.

[0071] According to the present embodiment, these four panels 21, 22, 23, 24 are mounted to be able to rotate on the bottom 20, and the cover 3 is mounted to be able to rotate on the second panel 22.

[0072] According to another possible embodiment, the cover 3 could be removable and have to be positioned on the box 2 when it is desired to close the storage volume.

[0073] According to a principle of the invention, the package 1 is foldable.

[0074] In particular, this package is foldable between: a flat configuration ( figures 1 And 6 ), in which the panels 21, 22, 23, 24 and the cover 3 extend substantially parallel to the bottom 20, and a usage configuration ( figure 2 ) in which box 2 defines a storage volume.

[0075] The flat configuration corresponds in particular to a storage configuration of package 1.

[0076] In the configuration of use, the cover 3 is movable between a position for accessing the storage volume and a position for closing the storage volume.

[0077] As illustrated in the figure 2 , package 1 is in its usage configuration and cover 3 is in its storage volume closing position.

[0078] In the configuration of use, and as illustrated by the figures 3 And 4, the second panel 22 is opposite the first panel 21, and the fourth panel 24 is opposite the third panel 23. The panels 21, 22, 23, 24 are then deployed.

[0079] In their deployed position, the first panel 21, the second panel 22, the third panel 23 and the fourth panel 24 extend substantially perpendicular to the bottom 20 and define a strip. The peripheral edge is then continuous and delimits with the bottom 20 the storage volume.

[0080] As illustrated by the figures, in the flat configuration of package 1: the third panel 23 and the fourth panel are folded down onto the bottom 20; the first panel 21 is folded down onto the third panel 23, and the fourth panel 24; the second panel 22 is folded down in line with the bottom 20; the cover 3 is positioned on the third panel 23, the fourth panel 24, and the second panel 22, as well as in line with the first panel 21.

[0081] Still according to the present embodiment, the bottom 20 itself defines a cavity open onto the storage volume. In the flat configuration of the package 1, the third panel 23 and the fourth panel 24 are folded down onto the bottom 20 while being retracted inside the cavity of the bottom 20.

[0082] In this way, when the third panel 23 and the fourth panel 24 are folded down onto the bottom 20, they do not protrude above the bottom 20.

[0083] Consequently, in the flat configuration of the package 1, it has a total height resulting solely from the thickness of the base 20 and the thickness of the cover 3.

[0084] In reference to the figures 1 à 7 , and according to the principle of the invention, package 1 also comprises: a locking mechanism; first locking means 51 of the cover 3 in its closed position; second locking means 52 of the package 1 in its flat configuration.

[0085] The locking mechanism comprises at least one actuator 41, 42, which is movable between a locking position and an unlocking position.

[0086] This locking mechanism cooperates with the first locking means 51 in the closed position of the cover 3. In addition, the locking mechanism cooperates with the second locking means 52 in the flat configuration of the package 1.

[0087] The locking mechanism is inactive on the first locking means 51 in the flat configuration of the package 1 and on the second locking means 52 in the use configuration of the package 1.

[0088] In other words, in the flat configuration of the package 1, the locking mechanism cooperates with the second locking means 52 of the package 1 to maintain the package in its flat configuration, but does not cooperate (inactive state) with the first locking means 41.

[0089] On the other hand, in the configuration of use of the package 1, the locking mechanism and the first locking means 51 cooperate together to lock the cover 3 in its closed position, while the locking mechanism does not cooperate (inactive state) with the first locking means 51.

[0090] According to the present embodiment, the locking mechanism comprises: an interface 40 located on an external face of the package 1; two actuators 41, 42 including a first actuator 41 and a second actuator 42; a lock 43; elastic return means for the actuators 41, 42.

[0091] The first actuator 41 and the second actuator 42 each comprise an operable part 410, 420 located on the interface 40. As illustrated by the figure 6 and in particular by the detail medallion, the actuators 41, 42 have a maneuverable part 410, 420 which is sliding (arrow F).

[0092] More specifically, the first actuator 41 illustrated in the figure 6 is in a locking position. The operable part 410 of this actuator 41 can be slid towards the outside of the package 1 to move it into its unlocking position.

[0093] According to the present embodiment, the operable parts 410, 420 are movable in an opposite direction relative to each other from their locking position to their unlocking position.

[0094] Conversely, it is understood that these maneuverable parts 410, 420 are movable in the same direction from their unlocked position to their locked position.

[0095] In other words, the movements of the operable parts 410, 420 are reversed so that, when the first actuator 41 must be slid to the right, then the second actuator 42 must be slid to the left, thereby unlocking the actuators.

[0096] The elastic return means of the actuators 41, 42 tend to return these actuators 41, 42 from their unlocked position to their locked position.

[0097] These elastic return means are for example formed by springs.

[0098] In this way, the actuators 41, 42 always tend to adopt their locking position.

[0099] In reference to the figure 2 , the lock 43 makes it possible to block the actuators 41, 42.

[0100] A compatible key allows actuators 41, 42 to be locked and unlocked.

[0101] For example, this lock may be of the type used in suitcase or luggage locking systems designed to facilitate customs control during travel.

[0102] As illustrated by the figure 5 and by the figures 1 And 2 , the locking mechanism is integrated into a housing provided in the box 2 and the cover 3.

[0103] More precisely, the locking mechanism is integrated within a casing 45 placed in the housing which is provided in the first panel 21.

[0104] The interface 40 of the locking mechanism is thus located on the first panel 21.

[0105] In reference to the figures 3 And 4 , the first locking means 51 and the second locking means 52 each comprise two anchoring points 511, 521.

[0106] The anchoring points 511 of the first locking means 51 are presented by the cover 3, and the anchoring points 521 of the second locking means 52 are presented by the bottom 20. According to the present embodiment, the anchoring points 521 of the second locking means 52 are presented by the bottom 20. As a variant, the anchoring points 521 of the second locking means 52 are presented by at least one panel 21, 22, 24 of the peripheral rim.

[0107] These anchoring points 511, 521 are notably formed by protuberances each having a hooking element which is more particularly a hole passing transversely through the protuberance.

[0108] In reference to the figures 5 , 7 , 8 And 9 , the locking mechanism comprises hooking members 441, 442 for each of the anchoring points 511, 521.

[0109] These attachment members 441, 442 are driven in mobility by the actuators 41, 42.

[0110] In particular, these attachment members 441, 442 are located, at least partially, in housings for receiving the anchoring points 511, 521.

[0111] THE figures 7 à 9 specifically illustrate the first actuator 41. The structure of this first actuator 41 is identical to that of the second actuator 42, but is adapted to the position of this second actuator 42. Consequently, the following description of the first actuator 41 is also applicable to the second actuator 42.

[0112] According to the embodiment illustrated by the figures 7 à 9 , each attachment member 441, 442 comprises a bolt 4410, 4420 designed to cooperate with the attachment element presented by the protuberance of the anchoring point which is intended to be inserted into the receiving housing corresponding to the ad hoc attachment member.

[0113] According to one possible embodiment, each attachment member 441, 442 may for example be integral in translation with one of the actuators 41, 42.

[0114] According to the embodiment illustrated by the figures 7 à 9 , the hooking members 441, 442 are movable in rotation, and driven in rotation under the effect of a sliding of the maneuverable part 410 of the actuator 41.

[0115] More precisely, the maneuverable part 410 is movable in translation on a base 400.

[0116] As illustrated more precisely by the figure 9 , the hooking member 441 is movable in rotation around a first axis R1 carried by the base 400. This hooking member 441 also comprises a guide surface 4411 carried by an arm 4412, and its bolt 4410 is formed by a hook.

[0117] The operable part 410 has a cam 4101 formed by a cylindrical element, or by a roller. This cam 4101 is complementary to the guide surface 4411 as illustrated by the figure 9 .

[0118] According to the present embodiment, an elastic return means of the hooking member 441 allows it to be returned to the locking position.

[0119] Thus, a movement “d” of the maneuverable part 410, and thus of the cam 4101, makes it possible to drive the attachment member 441 in rotation.

[0120] Similarly and as illustrated by the figures 7 And 8 , the hooking member 442 is movable in rotation around a second axis R2 carried by the base 400. This hooking member 442 also comprises a guide surface 4421 carried by an arm 4422, and its bolt 4420 is formed by a notch.

[0121] The maneuverable part 410 has a cam 4102 formed by a pin. This cam 4102 is complementary to the guide surface 4421 as illustrated by the figures 7 And 8 .

[0122] According to the present embodiment, an elastic return means of the hooking member 442 allows it to be returned to the locking position.

[0123] Thus, a movement “d” of the maneuverable part 410, and thus of the cam 4102, makes it possible to drive the attachment member 442 in rotation.

[0124] In reference to the figures 7 And 9 , each bolt may also have a bevel, or a suitable curved surface, allowing, when inserting the anchor point into the receiving housing, to push back the bolt, and to allow the automatic locking of this anchoring member once it is sufficiently inserted into the receiving housing.

[0125] Indeed, once the anchoring member is completely inserted into the receiving housing, then the bolt can extend again, under the effect of the elastic return means, into the receiving housing by cooperating with the attachment element of the anchoring point.

[0126] As illustrated by the figures 2 , 4 And 6 , the anchoring points 521 of the second locking means 52 are retracted into cavities 6 provided in the box 2. These anchoring points then do not produce any bulk inside the package 1 when it is in its configuration of use.

[0127] More specifically, the anchoring points 521 of the second locking means 52 extend from the bottom 20, in alignment with the third panel 23 or the fourth panel 24 in their deployed position. The cavities 6 are thus presented by the third panel 23 and the fourth panel 24.

[0128] To close the cavities 6, the package has trims 60 for each cavity 6. These trims 60 are intended to protect the anchoring points 521 of the second locking means 52. The trims 60 are integral with the bottom 20 and extend in the extension of an outer face of the third panel 23 and fourth panel 24 in their deployed position.

[0129] As explained previously, the cooperation of the locking mechanism with the second locking means 52 makes it possible to maintain the package 1 in its flat configuration.

[0130] Indeed, in the flat configuration of package 1: one of the panels 21, 22, 23, 24, of the bottom 20, and of the cover 3, called the first framing element, and another of the panels 21, 22, 23, 24, of the bottom 20, and of the cover 3, called the second framing element; at least partially frame the rest of the panels 21, 22, 23, 24, the bottom 20 and the cover 3.

[0131] Furthermore, as explained previously, the locking mechanism is located on the first panel 21 which thus forms the first framing element, and each anchoring point 521 of the second locking means 52 is located on the bottom 20 which thus forms the second framing element.

[0132] As a reminder, in the flat configuration of the package 1, the third panel 23 and the fourth panel are folded down onto the bottom 20, and the first panel 21 is folded down onto the third panel 23 as well as onto the fourth panel 24. The cooperation of the locking mechanism located on the first panel 21 with the second locking means 52 thus makes it possible to maintain the third panel 23 and the fourth panel 24 in the folded down position, the first panel 21 then being secured to the bottom 20.

[0133] In addition, the second panel 22 is then folded down in line with the bottom 20, and the cover 3 is positioned on the third panel 23, the fourth panel 24, and the second panel 22, as well as in line with the first panel 21.

[0134] According to the present embodiment and as illustrated by the figure 6 , the first panel 21 comprises a cap 7 partially covering a front edge of the cover 3 in the flat configuration of the package 1.

[0135] Consequently, the cooperation of the locking mechanism located on the first panel 21 with the second locking means 52 also makes it possible, by means of the cap 7, to prevent the cover 3 and the second panel 22 from leaving their position without the will of a user to shape the box 2.

[0136] An example of the use of package 1 is described below, with reference to figures 1 à 6 .

[0137] From the flat configuration of the package 1, a user can position his hands on either side of the interface 40 and slide the actuators 41, 42 from their locked position to their unlocked position, by exerting pressure on the maneuverable parts 410, 420.

[0138] Then, and by maintaining the pressure, the locking mechanism is unlocked.

[0139] The user can directly tilt the first panel 21 into its deployed position.

[0140] The cover 3 is then released from the hold exerted by the cap 7.

[0141] The user can then tilt the cover 3 back relative to the second panel 22.

[0142] The third panel 23 and fourth panel 24 are then also released and the user can deploy them. In an alternative embodiment not shown, the deployment of the third panel 23 and the fourth panel 24 is automatic using means for returning said third panel 23 and fourth panel 24 to the deployed position.

[0143] The user then has to tilt the second panel 22 forward into its deployed position, then fold the cover 3 onto the box 2 formed.

[0144] The passage of the cover 3 into its position for closing the storage volume directly triggers the locking of the cover 3.

[0145] In fact, by passing into this position the first locking means 51 are directly anchored in the receiving housings of the attachment members 441.

[0146] Package 1 is then in its usage configuration with cover 3 locked in its closed position.

[0147] The folding of package 1 is carried out in a manner that is the reverse of the manner of shaping package 1 previously described.

Claims

1. A parcel (1) comprising: - a case (2) having a bottom (20) and a peripheral rim composed of panels (21, 22, 23, 24); - a lid (3); the parcel (1) being foldable between: - a flat configuration, in which the panels (21, 22, 23, 24) and the lid (3) extend substantially parallel to the bottom (20); - a use configuration in which the case (2) defines a stowage volume, and wherein the lid (3) is movable between a position for accessing the stowage volume and a position for closing the stowage volume, the parcel (1) comprising: - a locking mechanism; - first means (51) for locking the lid (3) in its closed position, the locking mechanism cooperating with the first locking means (51) in the closed position of the lid (3) ; - second means (52) for locking the parcel (1) in its flat configuration, the locking mechanism cooperating with the second locking means (52) in the flat configuration of the parcel (1), the second locking means (52) comprising at least one anchoring point (521) presented by the bottom (20) and / or at least one panel (21, 22, 23, 24) of the peripheral rim; the locking mechanism comprising at least one actuator (41, 42) movable between a locking position and an unlocking position; the locking mechanism being inactive: - on the first locking means (51) in the flat configuration of the parcel (1); - on the second locking means (52) in the use configuration of the parcel (1) characterized in that: - the first locking means (51) comprise at least one anchoring point (511) presented by the lid (3); - the locking mechanism comprises hooking members (441, 442) for each of the anchoring points (511, 521), the hooking members (441, 442) being driven in mobility by the actuator(s) (41, 42); - the locking mechanism is integrated in a housing arranged in the case (2).

2. The parcel (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the locking mechanism comprises: - an interface (40) located on an outer face of the parcel (1); - two actuators (41, 42), each actuator (41, 42) each including a maneuverable part (410, 420) located on the interface (40).

3. The parcel (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the maneuverable parts (410, 420) are movable in opposite directions relative to each other from their locking position to their unlocking position, and vice versa.

4. The parcel (1) according to any one of claims 2 and 3, characterized in that the locking mechanism comprises a latch (43) for blocking the actuator(s) (41, 42).

5. The parcel (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking mechanism comprises means for elastically returning the actuator(s) (41, 42) tending to return them from their unlocking position to their locking position.

6. The parcel (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in the use configuration of the parcel (1), the or each anchoring point (521) of the second locking means (52) is retracted into a cavity (6) arranged in the case (2).

7. The parcel (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in the flat configuration of the parcel (1): - one of the panels (21, 22, 23, 24) and of the bottom (20), called first framing element, and - another of the panels (21, 22, 23, 24) and of the bottom (20), called second framing element; at least partially frame the rest of the panels (21, 22, 23, 24), of the bottom (20) and of the lid (3), and in that the locking mechanism is located on the first framing element, and the or each anchoring point (521) of the second locking means (52) is located on the second framing element.

8. The parcel (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the peripheral rim comprises four panels (21, 22, 23, 24) movably mounted in rotation on the bottom (20), including: - a first panel (21); - a second panel (22) opposite to the first panel (21) ; - a third panel (23); - a fourth panel (24) opposite to the third panel (23) ; and in that in the flat configuration of the parcel (1): - the third panel (23) and the fourth panel (24) are folded down onto the bottom (20); - the first panel (21) is folded down onto the third panel (23), and the fourth panel (24); - the second panel (22) is folded back in the extension of the bottom (20); - the lid (3) is positioned on the third panel (23), the fourth panel (24), and the second panel (22), and in the extension of the first panel (21).

9. The parcel (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the lid (3) is movably mounted in rotation on the second panel (22).