Presentation box

Abstract

Presentation box (2) comprising a semi-finished product (1) and at least two side panels (5) which are intended to be attached to the semi-finished product (1) and at least one attachment panel (16) which is intended to connect the aforementioned side panels in mounted condition with each other, whereby the semi-finished product (1) contains interconnected sheets which can be positioned such to form a sleeve with different segments (3) including at least a front side (3a) and a bottom (3b), a back side (3c) and an upperside (3d) and whereby the side panels (5) are provided with mounting means (10) to be able to mount the side panels (5) over the open ends (12a and 12b) of the thus formed sleeve and whereby the side panels (5) and the attachment panels (16) are provided with complementary attachment means such that the attachment panels (16) are or can be attached to the mounted side panels, whereby the attachment panels (16) form the connection between two facing side panels (5).

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a presentation box.

[0002] More specifically the present invention relates to a presentation box which is intended to be personalised according to the customer's wishes.

[0003] Various presentation boxes for packaging an object are already known, whereby the presentation boxes can be finished and / or personalised relatively simply with, for example, a logo and / or a name.

[0004] A box is for example known from JPS61166935U. The box according to JPS61166935U is designed so that the ends of a cover wall of a cylindrical member can be fitted and attached, and the cover wall can be held in a closed state. The cylindrical member is used with both ends open, which is formed by folding cardboard or the like to form the front wall, bottom wall, back wall, and cover wall. End plates of the same shape and size; and fitting grooves are provided in series along each side edge and lower edge of the end plate, into which the ends of the front wall, bottom wall, and back wall of the cylindrical member are fitted. The end face cover of the box comprises a pivoting lid, which is attached to each end of the cylindrical member and closes the open end face, the upper end of the fitting groove of the main body into which the end of the back wall of the cylindrical member is fitted is open, and a swinging piece is swingably connected to that part via a hinge. The swinging piece communicates with the open upper end of the fitting groove into which the end of the rear wall is fitted, a receiving groove is provided in which the end of the cover wall of the cylindrical member is fitted, and the main body and the rocking piece are provided with detachable engaging portions.

[0005] Another box is known from US3417909A1I wherein composite boxboard-plastic receptables employ a boxboard body with relatively rigid transparent or translucent synthetic plastic ends, adhesively secured to the body, with the ends shaped to facilitate assembly and optionally having interior mounting provisions for articles, or partitions.

[0006] The box according to IT1394267B1 comprises a die-cut sheet-like element, defining a lateral body having a substantially tubular shape and featuring flat faces connected to each other by folding lines, whereby said lateral body is closed, at its opposite ends, by extreme closing profiles coupled with interlocking edge portions of said lateral body.

[0007] The utility model CN204184669 discloses an environment-friendly multifunctional bamboo packaging box. The environment-friendly multifunctional bamboo packaging box comprises a box body and partition boards, the box body forms an enclosure surface, formed by enclosing of a foldable sheet, of the packaging box, projecting transverse strips are arranged on the box body, grooves matched with the transverse strips in section shape are formed in the edge of each partition board, and the packaging box is assembled by the box body and the partition boards by means of fastening of the transverse strips and the grooves. The environment-friendly multifunctional bamboo packaging box has the advantages that the overall form of the packaging box is determined by the shape of the partition boards, and an internal structure and space allocation can be freely adjusted according to the quantity of the partition boards and the fastening positions of the partition boards and the transverse strips on the box body; the assembled packaging box can serve as a space-adjustable container as required, and after the packaging box is disassembled, the unfolded box body and the partition boards can serve as tea mats, backing boards and the like; meanwhile, the usage amount of adhesives is also decreased due to fastening connection of the transverse strips and the grooves, and accordingly, the packaging box is more environmentfriendly and healthy.

[0008] US2020255180 discloses a cardboard box having removable endcaps which slide into an enclosure formed from a single piece of cardboard having opposing endrails secured thereto. The endrails have a captive endrail groove for engaging the sides of the endcaps.

[0009] However, the finish of the already existing presentation boxes with a finishing layer of the customer's choice, for example printing on the inside and / or the outside of the presentation boxes, requires large numbers and many months' delivery times.

[0010] Moreover, such presentation boxes take up a big volume or a big surface area in both pre-assembled and unmounted condition.

[0011] A disadvantage of this is that said presentation boxes are difficult to package.

[0012] Another disadvantage of this is that the transport costs for the transport of the boxes are relatively high.

[0013] Yet another disadvantage consists in that the unmounted presentation boxes are relatively difficult to assemble and a certain degree of dexterity is required for this.

[0014] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a solution to at least one of the aforementioned and other disadvantages.

[0015] To this end, the invention relates to a presentation box for packaging an object, whereby the presentation box comprises a semi-finished product and at least two side panels which are intended to be attached to the semi-finished product and at least one attachment panel intended to connect at least two of the aforementioned side panels in mounted condition with each other, whereby the semi-finished product contains one or more interconnected sheets which can be positioned or folded such to form a sleeve with different segments, including at least a front side and a bottom and a back side and an upperside and whereby the side panels are provided with mounting means to be able to attach the side panels over the open ends of the thus formed sleeve and in such a way that the semi-finished product and the side panels in mounted condition form a box and whereby the side panels and the attachment panels are provided with complementary attachment means such that the attachment panels are or can be attached to the mounted side panels, whereby the attachment panels form the connection between two facing side panels.

[0016] This provides the advantage that the presentation box can be assembled relatively simply by mounting the side panels to the sleeve and subsequently attaching the attachment panels to two facing side panels.

[0017] The attachment panels form the connection between the side panels such that the presentation box is very strong and stable in mounted condition.

[0018] Preferably, the aforementioned attachment means of the side panels contain two upstanding attachment edges and preferably the attachment means of the attachment panels contain two undercut edges which can be applied fittingly over the associated upstanding attachment edges of the side panels.

[0019] An advantage of this is that once the attachment panels are attached to the side panels by means of their attachment means as described above, it is difficult for the mounted presentation box to unintentionally fall apart and / or come loose.

[0020] Another advantage is that in a flat condition as a sheet, the semi-finished product can be simply finished and / or personalised with a finishing layer according to the customer's wishes.

[0021] Such finish and / or personalisation can be obtained relatively quickly and it is possibly thereby to do so in smaller numbers.

[0022] The aforementioned presentation box can be transported in unmounted condition and with the semi-finished product as a flat sheet such that the sheet can be simply and compactly packaged.

[0023] The semi-finished product can also be made in two parts, whereby a first part successively contains a front side, a bottom and a back side and the second part a front flap, an upperside and a back side.

[0024] An advantage of this is that the two parts are much smaller than a semi-finished product made in one part, such that both parts can be provided separately with a coating, both the same sort of coating and another type of coating.

[0025] The two-part semi-finished product also offers the advantage that there are more coating possibilities.

[0026] With the intention of better showing the characteristics of the invention, a few preferred embodiments of a presentation box according to the invention are described hereinafter by way of an example, without any limiting nature, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: figure 1 schematically shows a perspective view of a semi-finished product according to the invention, but in flat condition; figure 2 schematically shows a side panel according to the invention; figure 3 shows a cross-section of figure 2 according to line III-III; figure 4 shows an attachment panel according to the invention; figure 5 shows a cross-section according to line V-V in figure 4; figure 6 shows a presentation box according to the invention, but in unmounted condition; figure 7 shows a presentation box according to the invention, but in mounted condition; figure 8 shows an alternative embodiment of figure 1; figure 9 shows an alternative embodiment of figure 2; figure 10 shows figures 8 and 9 in mounted condition.

[0027] Figure 1 shows a semi-finished product 1 as part for a presentation box 2 according to the invention whereby the semi-finished product 1 contains one sheet which is divided in different segments 3 by means of weakenings 4 which separate the segments 3 from each other and along which the sheet can be folded into a sleeve.

[0028] The aforementioned segments 3 in which the semi-finished product 1 is at least divided, successively contain a front side 3a and a bottom 3b and a back side 3c and an upperside 3d.

[0029] The aforementioned weakenings 4 may contain grooves that are applied in the semi-finished product 1, said grooves possibly being U-shaped or V-shaped grooves.

[0030] One or more sides of the semi-finished product 1 can be provided with an adhesive layer, which preferably is applied directly on the semi-finished product 1 for applying a finishing layer.

[0031] Such adhesive layer may contain a layer of hotmelt adhesive which can be applied on the semi-finished product 1 and remains on it.

[0032] Preferably, the semi-finished product 1 is provided with a finishing layer on at least one side of the semi-finished product 1, said finishing layer containing a print and / or a coating and / or the like.

[0033] In a preferred embodiment, the finishing layer is applied directly on the aforementioned layer of hotmelt adhesive.

[0034] However, it is also possible that the adhesive layer is applied on the finishing layer and thus on the semi-finished product 1 or that the finishing layer is made to be self-adhesive on one side.

[0035] Figure 2 shows a side panel 5 as part of the presentation box 2, containing a wall with at least four side edges 6a, 6b, 6c and 6d and an inside 7 and an outside 8, said side panel 5 intended to be attached to the aforementioned semi-finished product 1 for forming the presentation box 2 whereby the inside 7 of the side panel 5 faces the inside 9 of the presentation box 2 in mounted condition.

[0036] The presentation box 2, as shown in the example of figure 3, contains a semi-finished product 1 and at least two side panels 5 which are provided with mounting means 10 to be able to attach the side panels 5 over the open ends 12a and 12b of the thus formed sleeve and in such a way that the semi-finished product 1 and the side panels 5 form a box 2 in mounted condition, as shown in figure 4.

[0037] Preferably, the aforementioned mounting means 10 contain two or more upstanding edges 13, four upstanding edges 13a, 13b, 13c and 13d in the case of figure 2.

[0038] The upstanding edges 13a, 13b, 13c and 13d extend lengthways along at least a part of the side edges 6a, 6b, 6c and 6d, preferably along the entire length of the side edges 6a, 6b, 6c and 6d.

[0039] Preferably, the upperside 3d of the presentation box 2 is freely movable from the side panels 5 such that the presentation box 2 can be simply opened and / or closed.

[0040] Preferably, the mounting means 10 also contain two or more inner edges 14 on the inside 7 of the side panels 5 which are located at a distance A from the upstanding edges 13a, 13b, 13c and / or 13d, such that between the upstanding edges 13a, 13b, 13c and / or 13d and the inner edges 14 two or more grooves are formed.

[0041] The grooves of the side panels 5 can be attached over the open ends 12a and 12b of the sleeve

[0042] Preferably, the distance A between the upstanding edges 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d and the inner edges 14 approximately corresponds with the thickness of the semi-finished product 1.

[0043] In a preferred embodiment, the mounting means 10 contain a matching inner edge 14 at every upstanding edge 13 with the exception of the upstanding edge 13 adjoining the upperside 3d of the sleeve

[0044] The side edge 6a of the side panels 5 which, in mounted condition of the side panels 5 and the sleeve, is located along the upperside 3d of the sleeve, can be free from a groove formed by an upstanding edge 13 and an inner edge 14.

[0045] Preferably, the side edge 6a of the side panels 5 which, in mounted condition of the side panels 5 and the sleeve, is located along the upperside 3d of the sleeve contains an upstanding edge 13 and is free from the matching inner edge 14.

[0046] However, this is not really necessary, it is also possible for example that the side edge 6a of the side panels 5 which, in mounted condition of the side panels 5 and the sleeve, is located along the upperside 3d of the sleeve is free from an upstanding edge 13 and / or from an inner edge 14.

[0047] In figures 4 and 5, the attachment panels 16 are shown as a component of the presentation box 2, said attachment panels 16 being intended to form a connection between two facing side panels 5 which are mounted on the sleeve.

[0048] To this end, the attachment panels 16 and the side panels 5 contain complementary attachment means such that the attachment panels 16 can be attached to the mounted side panels 5.

[0049] In the example of figures 2 to 5 the attachment means of the side panels 5 contain two upstanding attachment edges 17 and the attachment means of the attachment panels 16 contain two undercut edges 18 which can be applied fittingly over the matching upstanding attachment edges 17 of the side panels 5.

[0050] In the event that the side panels 5 contain an upstanding edge 13a which adjoins the upperside 3d of the sleeve in a mounted condition, the upstanding edge 13a is provided with at least two passages 19 such that the facing ends 20a and 20b of the attachment panels 16 can be applied in the passages 19 and the undercut edges 18 of the attachment panels 16 can be, or are, slid over the associated upstanding attachment edges 17 of the side panels 5.

[0051] However, this is not necessary, it is also possible for example that the side edges 6a of the side panel 5 which side edges 6a adjoin the upperside 3d of the sleeve is free from an upstanding edge 13 in mounted condition.

[0052] The aforementioned upstanding attachment edges 17 of the side panels 5 border the inner edges 14 at the front side 3a or the back side 3c of the presentation box 2 in mounted condition, said upstanding attachment edges 17 being located on the side of the inner edges 14 away from the groove.

[0053] Preferably, such upstanding attachment edges 17 of the side panels 5 protrude above the associated inner edges 14 at least in terms of depth D.

[0054] The aforementioned clamping means 11 may contain two or more pegs 15 or brackets which are applied such that the semi-finished product 1 is clamped in the side panels 5, as in the case of figure 2.

[0055] Preferably, the clamping means 11 are applied at a distance from each other and / or along at least a part of the longitudinal direction of the side edges 6a, 6b, 6c and / or 6d.

[0056] The number and / or the places where the clamping means 11 are applied may differ and / or be adapted according to wish or requirement.

[0057] Preferably, the pegs 15 and / or brackets are equidistant relative to each other.

[0058] In a preferred embodiment, the clamping means 11 are located on the mounting means 10 of the side panels 5.

[0059] In this way, clamping means 11 can be located on the upstanding edges 13a, 13b, 13c and / or 13d and / or the inner edges 14 of the mounting means 10.

[0060] As shown in figures 2 and 9, preferably the clamping means 11 extend at least over a quarter of the distance A between the upstanding edges 13a, 13b, 13c and / or 13d and the inner edges 14, such that the clamping means 11 engage sufficiently deeply with the semi-finished product 1.

[0061] The clamping means 11 ensure that the surface of the grooves which is in contact with the sleeve is somewhat rough such that it is difficult to impossible for the sleeve to unintentionally slide out.

[0062] To obtain such surface roughness, the clamping means 11 can also be made with small ridges.

[0063] In an alternative embodiment as shown in figure 8, the semi-finished product 1 is executed in two parts, whereby a first part 1a successively contains a front side 3a, a bottom 3b and a back side 3c and the second part 1b a front flap 3e, an upperside 3d and a back side 3c'.

[0064] To this end, the side panels 5 are executed with a double groove which is intended for mounting the double back side 3c and 3c' of the semi-finished product 1 and whereby the attachment edge 17 is located on the side of the inner edge 14 away from the grooves.

[0065] In an alternative embodiment, the semi-finished product 1 contains two or more sheets which are attached at a distance from each other and are coated all the way around with a finishing layer, whereby the distance between the sheets forms a weakening 4 such that the semi-finished product 1 can be transformed into the aforementioned sleeve.

[0066] The sheets can thus be interconnected by the finishing layer and are positioned such that the semi-finished product 1 can be transformed into a sleeve with the aforementioned different segments 3.

[0067] In a preferred embodiment, the depth with which the upstanding edges 13a, 13b, 13c and / or 13d of the side panels 5 in mounted condition protrude from the side edges 6a, 6b, 6c and / or 6d in the direction of the inside 9 of the presentation box 2 is equally big relative to each other and / or the depth with which the inner edges 14 of the side panels 5 in mounted condition protrude from the inside 7 in the direction of the inside 9 of the presentation box 2 is equally big relative to each other.

[0068] However, this is not necessary, it is also possible for example that the depths of the upstanding edges 13a, 13b, 13c and / or 13d are mutually different and / or the depth of the inner edges 14 differ relative to each other.

[0069] Preferably, the upstanding edges 13a, 13b, 13c and / or 13d and the inner edges 14 are equally deep.

[0070] However, it is also possible that the upstanding edges 13a, 13b, 13c and / or 13d are shorter or longer in terms of depth than the inner edges 14 of the side panels 5.

[0071] In a preferred embodiment, the semi-finished product is provided with an extra segment 3, said segment 3 being a front flap 3e which is connected by means of a weakening 4 to the aforementioned upperside 3d of the sheet.

[0072] Said front flap 3e overlaps with the front side 3a of the semi-finished product 1 in mounted condition of the presentation box 2.

[0073] To this end, the front flap 3e and the front side 3a of the semi-finished product 1 can be provided with complementary mounting means 10, such as complementary magnets or snapons or velcro, such that the front flap 3e and the front side 3a are adjoining.

[0074] However, it is also possible to execute the side panels 5 such that the front flap 3e can be slid therein in such a way that it borders the inside 9 of the front side 3a.

[0075] The present invention is by no means limited to the embodiments described as an example and shown in the drawings, but a presentation box according to the invention can be realised in all kinds of forms and dimensions, without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. Presentation box (2) for packaging an object, whereby the presentation box (2) comprises a semi-finished product (1) and at least two side panels (5) which are intended to be attached to the semi-finished product (1), whereby the semi-finished product (1) contains one or more interconnected sheets which can be positioned or folded such to form a sleeve with different segments (3) including at least a front side (3a) and a bottom (3b) and a back side (3c) and an upperside (3d) and whereby the side panels (5) are provided with mounting means (10) to be able to mount the side panels (5) over the open ends (12a and 12b) of the thus formed sleeve and in such a way that the semi-finished product (1) and the side panels (5) in mounted condition form a box, characterised in that the presentation box (2) comprises at least one attachment panel (16) which is intended to connect at least two of the aforementioned side panels (5) in mounted condition with each other and whereby the side panels (5) and the attachment panels (16) are provided with complementary attachment means such that the attachment panels (16) are or can be attached to the mounted side panels (5), whereby the attachment panels (16) form the connection between two facing side panels (5).

2. Presentation box according to claim 1, characterised in that attachment means of the side panels (5) contain two upstanding attachment edges (17) and the attachment means of the attachment panels (16) contain two undercut edges (18) which can be applied fittingly over the associated upstanding attachment edges (17) of the side panels (5).

3. Presentation box according to claim 2, characterised in that the side panels (5) contain a wall which is provided with at least four side edges (6a, 6b, 6c and / or 6d), whereby the mounting means (10) contain two or more upstanding edges (13a, 13b, 13c and / or 13d) which extend at least over a part of the side edges (6a, 6b, 6c and / or 6d) and contain two or more inner edges (14) which are located at a distance (A) from the upstanding edges (13a, 13b, 13c and / or 13d), such that two or more grooves are formed between the upstanding edges (13a, 13b, 13c and / or 13d) and the inner edges (14).

4. Presentation box according to claims 2 and 3, characterised in that the side panels (5) contain at least two passages (19) in the upstanding edge (13a) which adjoins the upperside (3d) of the box (2) in mounted condition, such that the facing ends (20a) and (20b) of the attachment panels (16) can be applied in the passages (19) and the undercut edges (18) of the attachment panels (16) are or can be slid over the associated upstanding attachment edges (17) of the side panels (5).

5. Presentation box according to claims 2 to 4, characterised in that the upstanding attachment edges (17) of the side panels (5) border the inner edges (14) at the front side (3a) or the back side (3c) of the presentation box (2) in mounted condition, said upstanding attachment edges (17) being located on the side of the inner edge (14) away from the groove.

6. Presentation box according to any one of the claims 2 to 5, characterised in that the upstanding attachment edges (17) of the side panels (5) protrude above the associated inner edges (14) in terms of depth (D).

7. Presentation box according to any one of the claims 3 to 6, characterised in that the side edge (6a, 6b, 6c or 6d) of the side panels (5) which, in mounted condition of the side panels (5) and the sleeve, is located along the upperside (3d) of the sleeve, is free from a groove.

8. Presentation box according to any one of the previous claims, characterised in that the side panels (5) are provided with clamping means (11) on their mounting means (10).

9. Presentation box according to claim 8, characterised in that the clamping means (11) comprise two or more pegs (15) or brackets which are applied such that the semi-finished product (1) is clamped in the side panels (5).

10. Presentation box according to claim 9, characterised in that several pegs (15) or brackets are applied along at least a part of the longitudinal direction of the side edges (6a, 6b, 6c and / or 6d).

11. Presentation box according to any one of the claims 8 to 10, characterised in that the clamping means (11) are located on the mounting means (10) of the side panels (5).

12. Presentation box according to any one of the claims 8 to 11, characterised in that the clamping means (10) are located on the upstanding edges (13a, 13b, 13c and / or 13d) and / or the inner edges (14) of the mounting means (10).

13. Presentation box according to any one of the claims 8 to 12, characterised in that the clamping means (11) extend over at least a quarter of the distance (A) between the upstanding edges (13a, 13b, 13c and / or 13d) and the inner edges (14).

14. Presentation box according to any one of the previous claims, characterised in that the semi-finished product (1) is executed in two parts, whereby a first part (1a) successively contains a front side (3a), a bottom (3b) and a back side (3c) and the second part a front flap (3e), an upperside (3d) and a back side (3c').

15. Presentation box according to any one of the previous claims 3 to 13, characterised in that the semi-finished product (1) is provided with a layer of hotmelt adhesive on one or more sides which is applied directly on the semi-finished product (1) for applying a finishing layer directly on said layer of hotmelt adhesive, whereby the side panels (5) are executed with a double groove which is intended for mounting the double back side (3c and 3c') of the semi-finished product (1) and whereby the attachment edge (17) is located on the side of the inner edge (14) away from the grooves.

16. Presentation box according to any one of the previous claims, characterised in that the semi-finished product (1) contains one sheet which is divided in different segments (3) by means of weakenings (4) such as grooves, which separate the segments (3) from each other and along which the sheet can be folded into the aforementioned sleeve.

17. Presentation box according to claim 15, characterised in that the finishing layer is provided on at least one side of the semi-finished product (1), said finishing layer containing a print and / or a coating and / or the like.

18. Presentation box according to any one of the previous claims, characterised in that the semi-finished product (1) contains two or more sheets which are or can be attached at a distance from each other and are coated all around with a finishing layer, whereby the distance between the sheets forms a weakening (4) such that the semi-finished product (1) can be transformed into the aforementioned sleeve.

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