A member for supporting one or more articles

Abstract

A member (10) for supporting one or more, preferably a plurality of, articles (11 ) comprises means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ), means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ), and means (16) that are adapted to keep said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition. Said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ), said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ), and said means (16) that are adapted to keep said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, are, on the whole, defined by, or made starting from, a corresponding common body (20) for defining said support member (10), which is in foldable material, preferably in paper material, such as cardboard or paperboard.

Description

[0001] DESCRIPTION

[0002] A MEMBER FOR SUPPORTING ONE OR MORE ARTICLES.

[0003] Field of application of the present invention

[0004] The present invention relates to a member for supporting one or more, preferably a plurality of, articles.

[0005] State of the art

[0006] Members for supporting one or more, preferably a plurality of, articles, are known, in which especially the respective article is in the form of an ampoule or a bottle, preferably containing a pharmaceutical, cosmetical, and / or food-type product, which are associated with corresponding outer holding means that house, and, in particular, surround, or wrap, the same support member, and that preferably are in the form of a corresponding boxshaped body, in particular in corresponding paper material, preferentially in cardboard or paperboard.

[0007] Said already-known support members generally comprise means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article, means for backing said means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article, and means that are adapted to keep said means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition.

[0008] A problem encountered in relation to these known support members concerns the difficulty in processing or configuring the support members within the equipment for the manufacture thereof, in particular with the possibility of incorrect mutual positioning of the component parts of the support members.

[0009] A further problem encountered in relation to these known support members concerns the occurrence of undesired deformations in the supportmember, which may also make its processing in packaging machines more difficult.

[0010] Summary of the invention

[0011] The present invention thus aims to provide a new, alternative solution to those known to date, and in particular to overcome one or more of the aforementioned drawbacks or problems and / or to meet one or more of the aforementioned needs, and / or needs otherwise felt in the art, and in particular as may be inferred from the foregoing.

[0012] Therefore, a member is provided, for supporting one or more, preferably a plurality of, articles, especially the respective article being in the form of an elongated article, or in the form of an ampoule, a bottle or other, in particular made of glass or plastic, and preferably containing a pharmaceutical, cosmetical, and / or food-type product; preferentially the support member being adapted to be part of a corresponding package, especially comprising corresponding outer holding means that house, and, in particular, surround, or wrap, the same support member, and that preferably are in the form of a corresponding box-shaped body, in particular in corresponding paper material, preferentially in cardboard or paperboard; the support member comprising means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article, means for backing said means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article, and means that are adapted to keep said means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition; the support member being characterized in that said means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article, said means for backing said means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article and said means that are adapted to keep said means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article in the corresponding receiving and holding position orcondition, are on the whole defined by, or made starting from, a corresponding common body defining said support member, which is in a foldable material, preferably in paper material, such as cardboard or paperboard.

[0013] In this manner, it is possible to achieve a better treatment, or configuration, of the support members within the equipments for making these support members, in particular reducing the likelihood of incorrect mutual positioning of the same component parts.

[0014] According to another aspect, a process is provided, for making a member for supporting one or more, preferably a plurality of, articles, especially the respective article being in the form of an elongated article, or in the form of an ampoule, a bottle or other, in particular made of glass or plastic, and preferably containing a pharmaceutical, cosmetical, and / or foodtype product; preferentially the support member being adapted to be part of a corresponding package, especially comprising corresponding outer holding means that house, and, in particular, surround, or wrap, the same support member, and which preferably are in the form of a corresponding box-shaped body, in particular in corresponding paper material, preferentially in cardboard or paperboard; in which said support member comprises means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article, eans for backing said means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article, and means that are adapted to keep said means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition; the process being characterized in that, for making said support member, a corresponding common body is used, made in foldable material, preferably in paper material, such as cardboard or paperboard, on the whole adapted to define, or make, said means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article, said means for backing said means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article and said means that are adapted tokeep said means that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition of the support member.

[0015] In this manner, it is possible to achieve a better treatment, or configuration, of the support members within the equipments for making these support members, in particular reducing the likelihood of incorrect mutual positioning of the same component parts.

[0016] Brief description of the drawings

[0017] These and other innovative aspects, or respective and specific advantageous embodiments, are in any case set forth in the attached claims, the specific technical features of which, together with the corresponding advantages achieved, are found in the following description, illustrating in detail purely exemplary, non-limiting embodiments of the invention, which is made with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

[0018] Fig. 1 illustrates a schematic, perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of a member according to the present invention, with the articles supported;

[0019] Fig. 2 illustrates a schematic, perspective view of the first preferred embodiment of a member according to the present invention, without the articles;

[0020] Fig. 3 illustrates a schematic, perspective view of the first preferred embodiment of a member according to the present invention, taken on a different side compared to Fig. 2;

[0021] Fig. 4 illustrates a schematic top plan view of the preformed sheet of the first preferred embodiment of a member according to the present invention;

[0022] Fig. 5 illustrates a schematic, perspective view of an intermediate step of the process for making the first preferred embodiment ofa member according to the present invention;

[0023] Fig. 6 illustrates a schematic, perspective sectional view of the first preferred embodiment of a member according to the present invention, in a stacked condition;

[0024] Figs. 7A and 7B illustrate a schematic, sectional view illustrating shear weakening means with a partial penetration of the same cut, which are used in the first preferred embodiment of a member according to the present invention;

[0025] Fig. 8 illustrates a schematic top plan view of the preformed sheet of a second preferred embodiment of a member according to the present invention

[0026] Fig. 9 illustrates a schematic top plan view of the preformed sheet of a third preferred embodiment of a member according to the present invention.

[0027] Detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention

[0028] A preferred embodiment 10 of a member for supporting one or more, preferably a plurality of, articles 11 is illustrated in the attached Figures.

[0029] Especially, the respective article 11 is in the form of an elongated article, or in the form of an ampoule, a bottle or other, in particular made of glass or plastic, and preferably containing a pharmaceutical, cosmetical, and / or food-type product.

[0030] Preferentially the support member 10 is adapted to be part of a corresponding package, especially comprising corresponding outer holding means that house, and, in particular, surround, or wrap, the same support member 10, and which preferably are in the form of a corresponding boxshaped body, in particular in corresponding paper material, preferentially in cardboard or paperboard, inside which said support member 10, in particular together with said one or more articles 11 supported thereby, is housed.In Fig. 1, by the references L, T and P, for ease of description, conventional mutually orthogonal axes are illustrated, which respectively define the longitudinal (L), transverse (T) and perpendicular (P) directions of the support member.

[0031] As illustrated, the support member 10 comprises means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , and means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition.

[0032] As is clear from Fig. 6, with appreciable advantage, the support members 10 can be stacked on one another, with the respective means 12 being adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 of the respective support member inserting into the means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 of the other support members 10.

[0033] Advantageously, as is clear from the attached figures, said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, are on the whole defined by, or made starting from, a corresponding common body 20 defining said support member 10, which is in foldable material, preferably in paper material, such as cardboard or paperboard.

[0034] In this manner, it is possible to achieve a better treatment, or configuration, of the support members within the equipments for making these support members, in particular reducing the likelihood of incorrect mutual positioning of the same component parts.

[0035] As is clear from said figures, with appreciable advantage, saidcommon body 20 for defining said support member 10 is in the form of a shaped or preformed sheet, in foldable material, preferably in paper material, such as cardboard or paperboard.

[0036] As is clear from said figures, with advantage, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, are connected, in particular directly, to, or extend from, said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0037] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, are connected in an articulated manner to said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0038] As is clear from said figures, with advantage, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, are connected, in particular directly, to said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , through a corresponding folding line 24.

[0039] In an advantageous manner, as is clear from said figures, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition are overlapped to, or folded on, said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0040] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respectivearticle 11 are planar-shaped.

[0041] As is clear from said figures, in an advantageous manner, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition are planar-shaped.

[0042] In a particularly advantageous manner, as is clear from said figures, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition are opposite and in contact with said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0043] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition are made integral with, in particular are glued to, said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0044] As is clear from said figures, in a particularly advantageous manner, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition have a respective, in particular lower in use, face, 160, which is overlapped and in contact with, in particular made integral with, especially glued to, an opposite, in particular upper, face, in use, 140 of said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0045] In an appreciably advantageous manner, as is clear from said figures, said folding line 24, connecting said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11, in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, to said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , is providedbetween a side edge 144, in particular longitudinal, of said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11, and a corresponding side edge 163 of said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition.

[0046] In particular, as is clear from said figures, the panel 201 defining said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , or the same means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11, has a respective peripheral contour having a plurality of edges, respectively opposite side and leading and trailing edges 141, 142, in particular transverse, and opposite side edges, in particular longitudinal 143, 144.

[0047] Appreciably, as is clear from said figures, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition have a respective peripheral contour having a plurality of edges, in special respectively linearly extending, or respectively opposite side and leading and trailing edges 161, 162, in particular transverse, and opposite side edges, in particular longitudinal 163, 164.

[0048] As is clear from said figures, in an appreciably advantageous manner, said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 comprise a plurality of thin plates, or strips, in particular elongated, especially transversally elongated, and preferably longitudinally spaced apart from each other, between which corresponding means 1201 , 1202 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 extend.

[0049] With appreciable advantage, as is clear from said figures, said means14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 comprise a central thin plate, or strip 1401 and opposite first and second outermost thin plates, or strips, or longitudinally outermost, 1402, 1403, between which corresponding means 1201, 1202 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 extend.

[0050] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, said folding line 24 between said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, and said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , is provided between a side edge, in particular longitudinal, 144c of said central thin plate 1401 of said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and a corresponding side edge 163 of said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, in particular, as illustrated, at a central zone 163c thereof.

[0051] As is clear from said figures, with appreciable advantage, said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 are defined by a respective panel 201 of said body 20 for defining said support member.

[0052] As illustrated, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition are connected, in an articulated manner, or through said folding line 24 to said panel 201 of said body 20 for defining said support member.

[0053] Advantageously, as is clear from Fig. 8, in accordance with a second preferred embodiment 100 of a support member, it is provided for that saidmeans 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 comprise said central thin plate 1401 that extends transversally, in particular on both sides, beyond said opposite first and second outermost, or longitudinally outermost, thin plates, 1402, 1403.

[0054] As is clear from Fig. 9, with advantage, in accordance with a third preferred embodiment 200 of support member, it is provided for that said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 also comprise respective first and second intermediate thin plates, or strips, 1404, 1405 arranged respectively between said central thin plate, or strip, 1401 and said opposite first and second outermost, or longitudinally outermost, thin plates, or strips, 1402, 1403 and between which corresponding means 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 extend.

[0055] In an advantageous manner, as is clear from said figures, said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 extend, in particular in use, especially according to a perpendicular or substantially perpendicular direction, said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , or with respect to said thin plates, or strips, defining said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0056] In an advantageous manner, as is clear from said figures, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, are overlapped to, or folded on, said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , through a rotation according to the longitudinal extension direction of the same means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 from said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.As is clear from said figures, in an advantageous manner, said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 comprise a first and a second members 121, 122, especially spaced apart from one another, in particular longitudinally, to engage and retain corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of the respective article 11.

[0057] In a particularly advantageous manner, as is clear from Fig. 9, in accordance with the third preferred embodiment 200 of support member, said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 comprise a first and a second members 121, 122, especially spaced apart from one another, in particular longitudinally, to engage and retain corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of the respective article 11, and a third and a fourth members 123, 124, especially spaced apart from one another, in particular longitudinally, to engage and retain corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of the respective article 11.

[0058] As is clear from said figures, in a particularly advantageous manner, said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 comprise a plurality of first and a plurality of second members 121, 122 to engage and retain corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of respective articles 11, in which the members 121 of said plurality of first engaging and retaining members are aligned with one another, in particular are transversally aligned with one another, and in which the members 122 of said plurality of second engaging and retaining members are aligned with one another, in particular are transversally aligned with one another.

[0059] In an appreciably advantageous manner, as is clear from said figures, in accordance with the third preferred embodiment 200 of support member, said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 comprise a plurality of first and a plurality of second members 121, 122 to engage and retain corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, ofrespective articles 11 , and a plurality of third and a plurality of fourth members 123, 124 to engage and retain corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of respective articles 11, in which the members 121 of said plurality of first engaging and retaining members are aligned with one another, in particular are transversally aligned with one another, the members 122 of said second plurality of second engaging and retaining members, are aligned with one another, in particular are transversally aligned with one another, the members 123 of said plurality of third engaging and retaining members are aligned with one another, in particular are transversally aligned with one another, and in which the members 124 of said plurality of fourth engaging and retaining members, are aligned with one another, in particular are transversally aligned with one another.

[0060] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, the respective member 121, 122 for engaging and retaining corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of the respective article 11 , has a respective surface 12a for engaging the outer surface 1 T of the corresponding article 11.

[0061] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, the respective member 121 , 122 for engaging and retaining the corresponding part, in particular the corresponding end, of the respective article 11, or the members of the respective plurality of aligned members 121, 122 to engage and retain corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of respective articles 11, comprises or is defined by, or comprise or are defined by, a first and a second sections 125, 126 protruding, in use, in particular in a perpendicular direction, from said means 14 for backing said means 12, or respectively from the central thin plate 1401 and respectively from the opposite first and second outermost, or longitudinally outermost, thin plates, 1402, 1403, in particular first and second protruding sections 125, 126 being converging with one another, in particular at a respective, in particular transverse, folding line 127.

[0062] As is clear from said Fig. 9, in an appreciably advantageous manner,in accordance with the third preferred embodiment 200 of support member, the respective member 121, 122, 123, 124 for engaging and retaining the corresponding part, in particular the corresponding end, of the respective article 11 , or the members of the respective plurality of aligned members 121, 122, 124, 125 to engage and retain corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of respective articles 11, comprises or is defined by, or comprise or are defined by, a first and a second sections 125, 126 protruding, in use, in particular in a perpendicular direction, from said means 14 for backing said means 12, or respectively from said central thin plate 1401 and from said first and second intermediate thin plates 1404, 1405 and from the same first and second intermediate thin plates 1404, 1405 and from said first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403, in particular, also in this third preferred embodiment 200, said first and second protruding sections 125, 126 being converging with one another, in particular at a respective, in particular transverse, folding line 127.

[0063] With appreciable advantage, as is clear from said figures, the respective protruding section 125, 126 of the respective engaging and retaining member defines the surface 12a for engaging and retaining a corresponding part, in particular an end part, of the respective article 11.

[0064] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, said first and second protruding sections 125, 126 defining the respective engaging and retaining member 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206 are defined by respective flap means 125, 126 extending from said means 14 for backing said means 12, or from the respective thin plate 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405 thereof, relative to which they are separated through corresponding folding lines 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248, in particular transversally extending, preferably through the entire corresponding transverse extension of said same means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.As is clear from said figures, with appreciable advantage, in accordance with the first preferred embodiment 10, said first and second protruding sections 125, 126 of the plurality of engaging and retaining members 1201, 1202, transversally aligned with one another, are defined by respective single flaps 125, 126 extending from said means 14 for backing said means 12, or from said the respective central thin plate 1401 and from said first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403, relative to which they are respectively separated through corresponding folding lines 1241, 1242, 1243 and 1244, in particular transversally extending, preferably through the entire corresponding transverse extension of said same means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0065] Especially, as illustrated in Fig. 4, a first and a second folding lines 1241, 1242 are provided, which separate said central thin plate 1401 from the flaps 126 and 125 respectively of first members 1201 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and of second members 1202 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , and a third and a fourth folding line 1243, 1244 that separate said respectively first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403 from the flaps 125 and 126 respectively of said first members 1201 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and of said second members 1202 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0066] With advantage, as is clear from said figures, in accordance with the second and third preferred embodiments 100, 200, said first and second protruding sections 125, 126 of the plurality of engaging and retaining members 1201, 1202, transversally aligned with one another, are defined by a plurality of flaps 125, 126 extending from said means 14 for backing said means 12, or from said respective central thin plate 1401 , from said first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403, and, in the third preferred embodiment 200, from said first and second intermediate thin plates 1404,1405, relative to which they are respectively separated through corresponding folding lines 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244 and 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248, in particular transversally extending, preferably through the entire corresponding transverse extension of said same means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0067] Especially, as is illustrated in said Figs. 8 and 9, in the second 100 and third 200 preferred embodiments, a first and a second folding lines 1241, 1242 are provided, which separate said central thin plate 1401 from the flaps 126 and 125 respectively of first members 1201 or 1205 that are adapted to receive and hold a respective article 11 and of second members 1202 or 1204 that are adapted to receive and hold a respective article 11 , a third and a fourth folding line 1243, 1244 that separate said respectively first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403 from the flaps 125 and 126, respectively, for the second preferred embodiment 100, of said first members 1201 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and of said second members 1202 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , and, in the third preferred embodiment 200, which separate said respectively first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403 from the flaps 125 and 126 respectively of third members 1203 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and of fourth members 1204 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0068] Furthermore, in the third preferred embodiment 200, a fifth, a sixth, a seventh, and an eighth folding lines 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248 separate respectively said first and second intermediate thin plates 1404, 1405 from the flaps 125 and 126 respectively of said first and third members 1203, 1205 that are adapted to receive and hold a respective article 11 and of said second and fourth members 1204, 1026 that are adapted to receive and hold a respective article 11.

[0069] As can be seen, preferably, in this third preferred embodiment 200,said first and third members 1203, 1205 are adapted to receive and hold the same articles 11, and, in turn, said second and third members 1204, 1206 are adapted to receive and hold the same articles 11 , and which are different from the articles 11 that are adapted to be retained by said first and third members 1203, 1205.

[0070] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition are defined by a panel, in particular planar-shaped, 202 of said body 20 for defining said support member 10, which panel 202 is, especially, connected, preferably through said folding line 24, to the panel 201 defining said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0071] As is clear from said figures, in an advantageous manner, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, or the respective panel 202, have, or has, respective slit means 18 for the passage, in use, of said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0072] In an advantageous manner, as is clear from said figures, said slit means 18 for the passage, in use, of said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 comprise a plurality of slits 181, 182, in particular elongated, preferably transversally elongated, for the passage, in use, of corresponding means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11, which slits, as illustrated, are especially configurated in a generally elongated quadrangular shape.

[0073] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, in particular in accordance with said first and second preferred embodiments 10 and 100 ofsupport member, said slit means 18 for the passage, in use, of said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 comprise a first and a second slits 181, 182, in particular elongated, preferably transversally elongated, for the passage of respective first and second means, or members, 1201, 1202 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0074] As is clear from said figures, in a particularly advantageous manner, in accordance with the third preferred embodiments 200 of support member, said slit means 18 for the passage, in use, of said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 comprise a first and a second slits 181, 182, in particular elongated, preferably transversally elongated, for the passage of respective first and second means, or members, 1203, 1204 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , as well as a third and a fourth slits 183, 184, in particular elongated, preferably transversally elongated, for the passage of respective third and fourth means, or members, 1205, 1206 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0075] In a particularly advantageous manner, as is clear from said figures, said first and second slits 181, 182 for the passage, in use, of corresponding means, or members, 12, that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11, are mutually parallel and spaced apart, in particular longitudinally, preferably by an extent corresponding to the corresponding length, or longitudinal width, of said central thin plate 1401 of said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0076] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, in accordance with the third preferred embodiment 200, said third and fourth slits 183, 184 for the passage, in use, of corresponding means 12, that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11, are mutually parallel and spaced apart, in particular longitudinally, preferably by an extent corresponding to thecorresponding length, or longitudinal width, of said first and second intermediate thin plates 1404, 1405.

[0077] As is clear from said figures, in an appreciably advantageous manner, the respective slit for the passage, in use, of said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 has opposite long transverse edges 1801, 1802 and corresponding short longitudinal edges 1803, 1804 extending between said transverse edges 1801, 1802. In particular, said transverse edges 1801, 1802 and said longitudinal edges 1803, 1804 are parallel to the corresponding or adjacent side edges 161, 162 and 163, 164 of said panel 202 defining the same means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition.

[0078] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, in turn, said first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403 have a length, or longitudinal width, which is lower than the length, or longitudinal width, of said central thin plate 1401.

[0079] In an appreciably advantageous manner, as is clear from said figures, said first and second intermediate thin plates 1404, 1405 have a length, or longitudinal width, which is lower than the length, or longitudinal width, of said central thin plate 1401 and / or than the length, or longitudinal width, of said first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403,

[0080] As is clear from said figures, with appreciable advantage, said slit means 18 for the passage, in use, of said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , or the respective slit 181 , 182, 183, 184, have or has a width, or transverse amplitude, which is lower than the width of said panel 202 defining the same means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition.

[0081] With appreciable advantage, as is clear from said figures, said slits181, 182 and / or 183, 184 for the passage, in use, of said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , have the same width, or transverse amplitude, and / or the same length, or longitudinal width.

[0082] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, the distance d of the inner edge 1803 of the respective slit 181, 182 and / or 183, 184, for the passage, in use, of said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , from the folding line 24 between said panel 202, defining the same means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, and said panel 201, defining said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , corresponds to the distance d of the same folding line 24 from the adjacent edge 1200’ of the corresponding said means, or members, 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0083] As is clear from said figures, with advantage, the distance “d” of the outer side edge 1804 of the respective slit 181, 182 and / or 183, 184, for the passage, in use, of said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , from the outer edge 164, of said panel 202 defining the same means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, corresponds to the distance “d” of the side outer edge 143, of said panel 201 defining said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , from the adjacent side edge 1200” of the corresponding said means, or members, 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0084] With advantage, as is clear from said figures, means 22 are provided, which are adapted to eliminate, or reduce, the elastic rebound reaction of therespective folding line 24, 127, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248 provided for in said common body 20 for defining said support member 10.

[0085] In this manner, the introduction of undesired deformations in the support member is avoided, which could make its handling in packaging machines more difficult.

[0086] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, said means 22 that are adapted to eliminate, or reduce, the elastic rebound reaction of the respective folding line 24, 127, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248 that is provided for in said common body 20 for defining said support member 10, comprise corresponding cutting means Tp, Tt that are provided at the respective folding line 24, 127, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248.

[0087] In an advantageous manner, as is clear from said figures, the cutting means Tp and / or Tt are provided at said folding line 24 said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, and said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0088] As is clear from said figures, in an advantageous manner, in accordance with the first and the second preferred embodiments 10 and 100, the cutting means Tp and / or Tt are provided at the respective folding line 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248 between said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, in particular between said central thin plate 1401 and said first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403 and said first members 1201 that are adapted to receive and hold therespective article 11 and said second members 1202 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0089] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, in accordance with the third preferred embodiment 200, said cutting means Tp and / or Tt are provided at the respective folding line 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248 between said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, in particular between said central thin plate 1401, said first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403 and said first and second intermediate thin plates 1404, 1405, and said first members 1201 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said second members 1202 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , as well as said third members 1203 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said fourth members 1204 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0090] In a particularly advantageous manner, as is clear from said figures, said cutting means Tp and / or Tt are provided at a common folding line 127 between the opposite protruding sections, or flaps, 125, 126 defining the engaging and retaining members 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206.

[0091] As is clear from said figures and in particular from Figures 7A and 7B, in a particularly advantageous manner, said cutting means at the respective folding line 24, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248 comprise, or are in the form of, a respective cut Tp that only partially penetrates across the thickness s of the material at the respective folding line 24, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248, or that penetrates only for a length of the thickness s of the same material of the material at the respective folding line 24, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248.Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, said cut Tp that only partially penetrates across the thickness s of the material at the respective folding line is provided at the extrados ex, or extends into the material starting from the extrados (ex) face or surface, of the respective folding line 24, 1241 , 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248.

[0092] In an appreciably advantageous manner, as is clear from said figures, said cut Tp that only partially penetrates across the thickness s of the material at the respective folding line 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248 are provided through the entire, or substantially the entire, length of the respective folding line 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248.

[0093] As is clear from said figures, in an appreciably advantageous manner, said cutting means at the respective folding line 24, 127 comprise, or are in the form of, a respective cut Tt that fully penetrates the thickness s of the material of the respective folding line 24, 127, or which in the form of a cut that fully penetrates the thickness s of the material of the respective folding line 24, 127.

[0094] Advantageously, the respective cut Tt that fully penetrates the thickness s of the material of the respective folding line 24, 127 is spaced apart from the side or outermost edges of the respective folding line and in particular is provided centrally thereto.

[0095] With appreciable advantage, as is clear from said figures, said cutting means comprise a plurality of cuts Tp and / or Tt provided in the respective folding line 24, which are aligned, and preferably spaced apart from one another, along the same folding line 24.

[0096] As is clear from said figures, with appreciable advantage, said cuts aligned provided in the respective folding line 24 comprise one or more cuts Tp that only partially penetrate the thickness s of the material at the respective folding line 24 and / or one or more cuts Tt that fully penetrate the thickness s of the material of the respective folding line 24.Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, a respective cut in the form of said cut Tp that only partially penetrates across the thickness s of the material at the respective folding line 24 or said cut Tt that fully penetrates the thickness s of the material of the respective folding line, or a plurality of cuts aligned and spaced apart from one another along the same folding line, preferably in the form of a central cut Tt that fully penetrates the thickness s of the material of the respective folding line 24 and of a first and second outermost cuts Tt that fully penetrates the thickness s of the material of the respective folding line 24, is provided, or are provided at said folding line 24 between said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, and said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0097] With advantage, as is clear from said figures, in accordance with the first and second preferred embodiments 10, 100, said cut Tp that only partially penetrates across the thickness s of the material at the respective folding line is provided at the respective folding line 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244 between said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, in particular between said central thin plate 1401 and said first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403 and said first members 1201 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said second members 1202 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0098] As is clear from said Fig. 9, with advantage, in accordance with the third preferred embodiment 200, said cut Tp that only partially penetrates across the thickness s of the material at the respective folding line is provided at the respective folding line 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248between said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, in particular between said central thin plate 1401, said first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403 and said first and second intermediate thin plates 1404, 1405, and said first members 1201 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said second members 1202 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , as well as said third members 1203 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said fourth members 1204 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0099] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, a single cut Tt that fully penetrates the thickness s of the material of the respective folding line is provided at the common folding line 127 between the opposite protruding sections, or flaps, 125, 126 defining the respective engaging and retaining member 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206.

[0100] From the Figures 2 to 5, a preferred embodiment of a process for making a member 10 for supporting one or more, preferably a plurality of, articles 11 can be seen.

[0101] Especially, as already stated above, the respective article is in the form of an elongated article, or in the form of an ampoule, a bottle or other, in particular made of glass or plastic, preferably containing a pharmaceutical, cosmetical, and / or food-type product.

[0102] Furthermore, as already stated above, preferentially, the support member 10 is adapted to be part of a corresponding package, especially comprising corresponding outer holding means that house, and, in particular, surround, or wrap, the same support member 10, and which preferably are in the form of a corresponding box-shaped body, in particular in correspondingpaper material, preferentially in cardboard or paperboard.

[0103] In particular, as stated above, said support member 10 comprises means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11, means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , and means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition.

[0104] In an advantageous manner, the process provides that, in order to make said support member 10, as already stated above, a corresponding common body 20 in foldable material, preferably in paper material, such as cardboard or paperboard, is used, which on the whole is adapted to define, or make, said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11, said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition of the support member 10.

[0105] In this manner, it is possible to achieve a better treatment, or configuration, of the support members within the equipments for making these support members, in particular reducing the likelihood of incorrect mutual positioning of the same component parts.

[0106] As is clear in particular from said Fig. 4, in an advantageous manner, according to the process, said common body 20 for defining said support member 10, as already stated above, is in the form of a shaped or preformed sheet, in foldable material, preferably in paper material, such as cardboard or paperboard, which is preferably planar-shaped, and in particular comprises a panel 201 defining said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , and a panel202 defining said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, which panels 201, 202 are connected to one another through a respective folding line 24.

[0107] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures, according to the process, as already stated above, a shaped or preformed body, or sheet in foldable material, preferably in paper material, such as cardboard or paperboard, is used, in which the means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 comprise, or consist in, a plurality of thin plates 1401, 1403, 1403, in particular elongated, especially transversally elongated, and preferably longitudinally spaced apart from each other, between which corresponding means 12 extend, which are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , which are preferably in the form of corresponding foldable means 1201 , 1202 that are suitable to be configured for receiving the respective article 11.

[0108] In a particularly advantageous manner, as is clear from said figures, according to the process, the thin plates defining said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 brought closer to one another by protruding, in particular in a perpendicular direction, the corresponding means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , or the opposite flaps 125, 126 defining them.

[0109] In particular, as illustrated in Fig. 5, in accordance with said first and second preferred embodiments 10, 100, said first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403 brought closer to said central thin plate 1401 by protruding corresponding flaps 125, 126 of corresponding first and second members 1201 , 1202 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and that are connected by the respective thin plate through a corresponding folding line 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244 and that are connected to one another through a corresponding folding line 127.On the contrary, with reference to the third preferred embodiment 200, said first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403 are brought closer to said first and second intermediate thin plates 1404, 1405, which, in turn, are brought closer to said central thin plate 1401, by protruding corresponding flaps 125, 126 of corresponding first, second, third, and fourth members 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 and that are connected by the respective thin plate through a corresponding folding line 1241 , 1242, 1243, 1244 and that are connected to one another through a corresponding folding line 127, to which they are connected through corresponding folding lines 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244 and 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248 and that are connected to one another through a corresponding folding line 127.

[0110] As is clear from said figures and in particular from said Fig. 5, in a particularly advantageous manner, according to the process, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , or the corresponding panel 202, are, or is, rotated, as indicated by the curved arrow R, with respect to a folding line 24, or with respect to said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11, or with respect to the corresponding panel 201, by inserting said slit means 18, in particular the plurality of slits, on said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0111] In particular, in accordance with the first and the second preferred embodiments 10, 100, a first and a second slits 181, 182, insert on the first and second means, or members, 1201 , 1202 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , while, in accordance with the third preferred embodiment 200, a first and a second slits 181, 182 are inserted on first and second means, or members, 1203, 1204 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , while a third and a fourth slits 183, 184 are insertedon third and fourth means, or members, 1205, 1206 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11.

[0112] Advantageously, as is clear from said figures 2, 3 and 5, according to the process, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , or the corresponding panel 202, are, or is, rotated, in particular by an angle equal to, or substantially equal to, 180°, with respect to said folding line 24, or with respect to said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , or to the corresponding panel 201 , by bringing the respective face, in particular the lower face in use, 160, of said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, in an overlapping and contact condition of said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , or of the respective thin plates thereof.

[0113] In an appreciably advantageous manner, as is clear from said figures 2, 3 and 5, according to the process, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , or the corresponding panel 202, in an overlapping and contact condition, are made integral with, or is made integral with, especially are glued, or is glued, to an opposite face, in particular an upper face in use, 140 of said means 14 for backing said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , or of the respective thin plates thereof.

[0114] In particular, as illustrated in Fig. 5, in accordance with said first and second preferred embodiments 10, 100, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , or the corresponding panel 202, in an overlapping and contact condition, are made integral with, or is made integral with, especially are glued to, or is glued to, said first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403and said central thin plate 1401.

[0115] On the contrary, with reference to the third preferred embodiment 200, said means 16 that are adapted to keep said means 12 that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article 11 , or the corresponding panel 202, in an overlapping and contact condition, are made integral with, or is made integral with, especially are glued to, or is glued to, said first and second outermost thin plates 1402, 1403, said first and second intermediate thin plates 1404, 1405, and said central thin plate 1401. In this manner, the support member having the configuration that is illustrated in the Figures 2 and 3 and that is adapted to receive and hold the corresponding articles 11 is achieved.

[0116] In practice, as is clear, the technical features illustrated above make it possible, individually or in a respective combination, to achieve one or more of the following advantageous results:

[0117] - it is possible to achieve a better treatment, or configuration, of the support members within the equipments for making these support members;

[0118] - it is possible to reduce the likelihood of incorrect mutual positioning of the same component parts of the support member;

[0119] - the introduction of undesired deformations in the support member is avoided, which could make its handling in packaging machines more difficult;

[0120] - it is possible to make a package that is particularly environmentally friendly.

[0121] The present invention is susceptible of evident industrial application. Those skilled in the art may furthermore envisage a number of modifications and / or variations to be made to the invention while remaining within the scope of the inventive concept as extensively set forth herein. Moreover, those skilled in the art may envisage further preferred embodiments of the invention comprising one or more of the above-illustrated features of the preferred embodiment, in particular as set forth in the appended claims. It is alsounderstood that all details of the invention may be replaced by technically equivalent elements.

Claims

CLAIMS1. A member (10) for supporting one or more, preferably a plurality of, articles (11), especially the respective article being in the form of an elongated article, or in the form of an ampoule, a bottle or other, in particular made of glass or plastic material, and preferably containing a pharmaceutical, cosmetical, and / or food-type product; preferentially the support member (10) being adapted to be part of a corresponding package, especially comprising corresponding outer holding means that house, and, in particular, surround, or wrap, the same support member (10), and that preferably are in the form of a corresponding box-shaped body, in particular in corresponding paper material, preferentially in cardboard or paperboard; the support member (10) comprising means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), and means (16) that are adapted to keep said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition; the support member (10) being characterized in that said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), and said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, are overall defined by, or made starting from, a corresponding common body (20) for defining said support member (10), which is made of a foldable material, preferably a paper material, such as cardboard or paperboard.

2. The member according to claim 1 , characterized in that said common body (20) for defining said support member (10) is in the form of a shaped or preformed material, made of a foldable material, preferably a paper material, such as cardboard or paperboard.

3. The member according to any one of the preceding claims or according to the pre-characterizing part of claim 1 , characterized in that said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, are connected, in particular directly, to, or extend from, said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

4. The member according to any one of the preceding claims or according to the pre-characterizing part of claim 1 , characterized in that said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition are connected in an articulated manner to said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ).

5. The member according to any one of the preceding claims or according to the pre-characterizing part of claim 1 , characterized in that said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition are connected, in particular directly, to said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), through a corresponding folding line (24).

6. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition are overlapped to, or folded on, said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

7. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) are planar-shaped.

8. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition are planarshaped.

9. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition are opposite and in contact with said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

10. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition are made integral with, in particular are glued to, said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

11. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition have a respective, in particular lower in use, face (160), which is overlapped and in contact with, in particular made integral with, especially glued to, an opposite, in particular upper, face, in use, (140) of said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

12. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 5 to 11, characterized in that said folding line (24), connecting said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ), in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, to said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), is provided between a side edge (144), in particular longitudinal, of said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ), and a corresponding side edge (163) of said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition.

13. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ) comprise a plurality of thin plates, or strips, in particular elongated, especially transversally elongated, and preferably longitudinally spaced apart from each other, between which corresponding means (1201, 1202) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) extend.

14. The member according to claim 13, characterized in that said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) comprise a central thin plate, or strip, (1401) and opposite first and second outermost thin plates, or strips, or longitudinally outermost, (1402, 1403), between which corresponding means (1201, 1202) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ) extend.

15. The member according to claim 14, characterized in that said folding line (24) between said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, and said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold therespective article (11), is provided between a side, in particular longitudinal, edge (144c) of said central thin plate (1401) of said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ) and a corresponding side edge (163) of said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, in particular at a central zone (163c) thereof.

16. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) and said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) are defined by a respective panel (201) of said body (20) for defining said support member.

17. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 14 to 16, characterized in that said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) comprise said central thin plate (1401) that extends transversally, in particular on both sides, beyond said opposite first and second outermost, or longitudinally outermost, thin plates, (1402, 1403).

18. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 14 to 16, characterized in that said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) comprise respective first and second intermediate thin plates, or strips, (1404, 1405) arranged respectively between said central thin plate, or strip, (1401) and said opposite first and second outermost, or longitudinally outermost, thin plates, or strips, (1402, 1403) and between which corresponding means (1203, 1204, 1205, 1206) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) extend.

19. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (12) that are adapted to receive and holdthe respective article (11)) extend, in particular in use, especially according to a perpendicular or substantially perpendicular direction, said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ), or relative to said thin plates defining said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

20. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, are overlapped to, or folded on, said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), through a rotation according to the longitudinal extension direction of the same means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) from said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

21. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ) comprise a first and a second members (121, 122), especially spaced apart from one another, in particular longitudinally, to engage and retain corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of the respective article (11 ).

22. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ) comprise a first and a second members (121, 122), especially spaced apart from one another, in particular longitudinally, to engage and retain corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of the respective article (11), and a third and a fourth members (123, 124), especially spaced apart from one another, in particular longitudinally, toengage and retain corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of the respective article (11 ).

23. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ) comprise a plurality of first and a plurality of secondi members (121, 122) for engaging and retaining corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of respective articles (11), wherein the members (121) of said plurality of first engaging and retaining members are aligned with one another, in particular are transversally aligned with one another, and wherein the members (122) of said plurality of second engaging and retaining members, are aligned with one another, in particular are transversally aligned with one another.

24. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ) comprise a plurality of first and a plurality of second members (121, 122) for engaging and retaining corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of respective articles (11), and a plurality of third and a plurality of fourth members (123, 124) for engaging and retaining corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of respective articles (11), wherein the members (121) of said plurality of first engaging and retaining members are aligned with one another, in particular are transversally aligned with one another, the members (122) of said second plurality of second engaging and retaining members, are aligned with one another, in particular are transversally aligned with one another, the members (123) of said plurality of third engaging and retaining members are aligned with one another, in particular are transversally aligned with one another, and wherein the members (124) of said plurality of fourth engaging and retaining members are aligned with one another, in particular are transversally aligned with one another.

25. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 21 to 24, characterized in that the respective member (121, 122) for engaging and retaining corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of the respective article (11), has a respective surface (12a) for engaging the outer surface (11 ’) of the corresponding article (11 ).

26. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 21 to 25, characterized in that the respective member (121, 122) for engaging and retaining the corresponding part, in particular corresponding end, of the respective article (11), or the members of the respective plurality of aligned members (121, 122) for engaging and retaining corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of respective articles (11), comprises or is defined by, or comprise or are defined by, a first and a second sections (125, 126) protruding, in use, in particular in a perpendicular direction, from said means (14) for backing said means (12), or respectively from the central thin plate (1401) and respectively from the opposite first and second outermost, or longitudinally outermost, thin plates, (1402, 1403), in particular said first and second protruding sections (125, 126) being converging with one another, in particular at a respective, in particular transverse, folding line (127).

27. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 21 to 25, characterized in that the respective member (121, 122, 123, 124) for engaging and retaining the corresponding part, in particular the corresponding end, of the respective article (11), or the members of the respective plurality of aligned members (121, 122, 124, 125) for engaging and retaining corresponding parts, in particular corresponding ends, of respective articles (11 ), comprises or is defined by, or comprise or are defined by, a first and a second sections (125, 126) protruding, in use, in particular in a perpendicular direction, from said means (14) for backing said means (12), or respectively from said central thin plate (1401) and from said first andsecond intermediate thin plates (1404, 1405) and from the same first and second intermediate thin plates (1404, 1405) and from said first and second outermost thin plates (1402, 1403), in particular said first and second protruding sections (125, 126) being converging with one another, in particular at a respective, in particular transverse, folding line (127).

28. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 26 and 27, characterized in that the respective protruding section (125, 126) of the respective engaging and retaining member defines the surface (12a) for engaging and retaining a corresponding part, in particular and end part, of the respective article (11 ).

29. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 26 to 28, characterized in that said first and second protruding sections (125, 126) defining the respective engaging and retaining member (1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206) are defined by respective flap means (125, 126) extending from said means (14) for backing said means (12), or from the respective thin plate (1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405) thereof, relative to which they are separated through corresponding folding lines (1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248), in particular transversally extending, preferably through the entire corresponding transverse extension of said same means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ).

30. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 26 to 29, characterized in that said first and second protruding sections (125, 126) of the plurality of engaging and retaining members (1201, 1202), transversally aligned with one another, are defined by respective single flaps (125, 126) extending from said means (14) for backing said means (12), or from said respective central thin plate (1401) and from said first and second outermost thin plates (1402, 1403), relative to which they are respectively separate through corresponding folding lines (1241, 1242, 1243 and 1244), in particular transversally extending, preferably through the entirecorresponding transverse extension of said same means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

31. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 26 to 29, characterized in that said first and second protruding sections (125, 126) of the plurality of engaging and retaining members (1201, 1202), transversally aligned with one another, are defined by a plurality of flaps (125, 126) extending from said means (14) for backing said means (12), or from said respective central thin plate (1401 ), from said first and second outermost thin plates (1402, 1403), and from said first and second intermediate thin plates (1404, 1405), relative to which they are respectively separate through corresponding folding lines (1241, 1242, 1243, 1244 and 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248), in particular transversally extending, preferably through the entire corresponding transverse extension of said same means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

32. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition are defined by a panel, in particular planar-shaped, (202) of said body (20) for defining said support member (10), which panel (202) is, especially, connected, preferably through said folding line (24), to the panel (201) defining said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) and said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

33. The member according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, or the respective panel (202), have, or has, respective slit means (18) for thepassage, in use, of said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

34. The member according to claim 33, characterized in that said slit means (18) for the passage, in use, of said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ) comprise a plurality of slits (181 , 182), in particular elongated, preferably transversally elongated, for the passage, in use, of corresponding means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

35. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 33 and 34, characterized in that said slit means (18) for the passage, in use, of said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) comprise a first and a second slits (181, 182), in particular elongated, preferably transversally elongated, for the passage of respective first and second means, or members, (1201, 1202) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ).

36. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 33 and 34, characterized in that said slit means (18) for the passage, in use, of said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) comprise a first and a second slits (181, 182), in particular elongated, preferably transversally elongated, for the passage of respective first and second means, or members, (1203, 1204) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ), as well as a third and a fourth slits (183, 184), in particular elongated, preferably transversally elongated, for the passage of respective third and fourth means, or members, (1205, 1206) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

37. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 35 and 36, characterized in that said first and second slits (181 , 182) for the passage, in use, of corresponding means, or members, (12), that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), are mutually parallel and spaced apart,in particular longitudinally, preferably by an extent corresponding to the corresponding length, or longitudinal width, of said central thin plate (1401) of said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

38. The member according to claim 37, characterized in that said third and fourth slits (183, 184) for the passage, in use, of corresponding means (12), that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), are mutually parallel and spaced apart, in particular longitudinally, preferably by an extent corresponding to the corresponding length, or longitudinal width, of said first and second intermediate thin plates (1404, 1405).

39. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 33 to 38, characterized in that the respective slit for the passage, in use, of said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) has opposite long transverse edges (1801, 1802) and corresponding shirt longitudinal edges (1803, 1804) extending between said transverse edges (1801, 1802).

40. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 18 to 39, characterized in that said first and second intermediate thin plates (1404, 1405) have a length, or longitudinal width, which is lower than the length, or longitudinal width, of said central thin plate (1401) and / or than the length, or longitudinal width, of said first and second outermost thin plates (1402, 1403), and / or in that said first and second outermost thin plates (1402, 1403) have a length, or longitudinal width, which is lower than the length, or longitudinal width, of said central thin plate (1401).

41. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 33 to 40, characterized in that said slit means (18) for the passage, in use, of said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), or the respective slit (181, 182, 183, 184), have, or has, a width, or transverse amplitude, which is lower than the width of said panel (202) defining the samemeans (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, and / or in that said slits (181, 182 and / or 183, 184) for the passage, in use, of said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), have the same width, or transverse amplitude, and / or the same length, or longitudinal width.

42. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 33 to 41 , characterized in that the distance (d) of the inner edge (1803) of the respective slit (181, 182 and / or 183, 184), for the passage, in use, of said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), from the folding line (24) between said panel (202), defining the same means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, and said panel (201), defining said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) and said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), corresponds to the distance (d) of the same folding line (24) from the adjacent edge (1200’) of said corresponding means, or members, (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

43. The member according to any one of the preceding claims or according to the pre-characterizing part of claim 1, characterized in that means (22) are provided for, which are adapted to eliminate, or reduce, the elastic rebound reaction of the respective folding line (24, 127, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248) provided in said common body (20) for defining said support member (10).

44. The member according to claim 43, characterized in that said means (22) that are adapted to eliminate, or reduce, the elastic rebound reaction of the respective folding line (24, 127, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246,1247, 1248) that is provided in said common body (20) for defining said support member (10), comprise corresponding cutting means (Tp, Tt) that are provided at the respective folding line (24, 127, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248).

45. The member according to claim 44, characterized in that said cutting means (Tp and / or Tt) are provided at said folding line (24) between said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, and said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

46. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 44 and 45, characterized in that said cutting means (Tp and / or Tt) are provided at the respective folding line (1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248) between said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) and said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, in particular between said central thin plate (1401) and le said first and second outermost thin plates (1402, 1403) and said first members (1201) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) and said second members (1202) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

47. The member according to claim 46, characterized in that said cutting means (Tp and / or Tt) are provided at the respective folding line (1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248) between said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) and said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, in particularbetween said central thin plate (1401), said first and second outermost thin plates (1402, 1403) and said first and second intermediate thin plates (1404, 1405), and said first members (1201) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) and said second members (1202) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), as well as said third members (1203) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) and said fourth members (1204) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

48. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 44 to 47, characterized in that said cutting means (Tp and / or Tt) are provided at the common folding line (127) between the opposite protruding sections, or flaps, (125, 126) defining the engaging and retaining members (1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206).

49. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 44 to 48, characterized in that said cutting means at the respective folding line (24, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248) comprise, or are in the form of, a respective cut (Tp) that only partially penetrates across the thickness (s) of the material at the respective folding line (24, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248), or that penetrates only by a stretch of the thickness (s) of the same material of the material at the respective folding line (24, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248).

50. The member according to claim 49, characterized in that said cut (Tp) that only partially penetrates across the thickness (s) of the material at the respective folding line is provided at the extrados (ex), or extends into the material starting from the extrados (ex) face or surface, of the respective folding line (24, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248).

51. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 49 and 50, characterized in that said cut (Tp) that only partially penetrates across the thickness (s) of the material at the respective folding line (1241, 1242, 1243,1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248) are provided through the entire, or substantially the entire, length of the respective folding line (1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248).

52. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 44 to 51 , characterized in that said cutting means at the respective folding line (24, 127) comprise, or are in the form of, a respective cut (Tt) that fully penetrates the thickness (s) of the material of the respective folding line (24, 127), or which in the form of a cut that fully penetrates the thickness (s) of the material of the respective folding line (24, 127).

53. The member according to claim 52, characterized in that the respective cut (Tt) that fully penetrates the thickness (s) of the material of the respective folding line (24, 127) is spaced apart from the side or outermost edges of the respective folding line and in particular is provided centrally thereto.

54. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 44 to 53, characterized in that said cutting means comprise a plurality of cuts (Tp and / or Tt) provided in the respective folding line (24), which are aligned, and preferably spaced apart from one another, along the same folding line (24).

55. The member according to claim 54, characterized in that said aligned cuts provided in the respective folding line (24) comprise one or more cuts (Tp) that only partially penetrate the thickness (s) of the material at the respective folding line (24) and / or one or more cuts (Tt) that fully penetrate the thickness (s) of the material of the respective folding line (24).

56. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 44 to 55, characterized in that a respective cut in the form of said cut (Tp) that only partially penetrates across the thickness (s) of the material at the respective folding line (24) or of said cut (Tt) that fully penetrates the thickness (s) of the material of the respective folding line, or a plurality of cuts that are aligned and spaced apart from one another along the same folding line, preferably inthe form of a central cut (Tt) that fully penetrates the thickness (s) of the material of the respective folding line (24, 127) and of a first and a second outermost cuts (Tt) that fully penetrate the thickness (s) of the material of the respective folding line (24, 127), is provided, or are provided at said folding line (24) between said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, and said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

57. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 44 to 56, characterized in that said cut (Tp) that only partially penetrates across the thickness (s) of the material at the respective folding line is provided at the respective folding line (1241 , 1242, 1243, 1244) between said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) and said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, in particular between said central thin plate (1401) and said first and second outermost thin plates (1402, 1403) and said first members (1201) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) and said second members (1202) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ).

58. The member according to claim 57, characterized in that said cut (Tp) that only partially penetrates across the thickness (s) of the material at the respective folding line is provided at the respective folding line (1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248) between said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) and said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, in particularbetween said central thin plate (1401), said first and second outermost thin plates (1402, 1403) and said first and second intermediate thin plates (1404, 1405), and said first members (1201) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) and said second members (1202) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), as well as said third members (1203) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) and said fourth members (1204) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11).

59. The member according to any one of the preceding claims 44 to 58, characterized in that a single cut (Tt) that fully penetrates the thickness (s) of the material of the respective folding line (24, 127) is provided at the common folding line (127) between the opposite protruding sections, or flaps, (125, 126) defining the respective member for engaging and retaining (1201 , 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206).

60. A process to make a member (10) for supporting one or more, preferably a plurality of, articles (11), especially the respective article being in the form of an elongated article, or in the form of an ampoule, a bottle or other, in particular made of glass or plastic material, and preferably containing a pharmaceutical, cosmetical, and / or food-type product; preferentially the support member (10) being adapted to be part of a corresponding package, especially comprising corresponding outer holding means that house, and, in particular, surround, or wrap, the same support member (10), and which preferably are in the form of a corresponding box-shaped body, in particular in corresponding paper material, preferentially in cardboard or paperboard; wherein said support member (10) comprises means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), and means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the correspondingreceiving and holding position or condition; the process being characterized in that, in order to make said support member (10), a corresponding common body (20) is used, which is made of a foldable material, preferably a paper material, such as cardboard or paperboard, overall adapted to define, or make, said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ), said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), and said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition of the support member (10).

61. The process according to the claim 60, characterized in that said common body (20) for defining said support member (10) is in the form of a shaped or preformed material, made of a foldable material, preferably a paper material, such as cardboard or paperboard, which is preferably in a planarshaped configuration, and in particular comprises a panel (201), defining said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) and said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), and a panel (202) defining said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, which panels (201 , 202) are connected to one another through a respective folding line (24).

62. The process according to any one of the preceding claims 60 and 61 , characterized in that a shaped or blank body, or sheet, is used, which is made of a foldable material, preferably a paper material, such as cardboard or paperboard, wherein the means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) comprise, or consist in, a plurality of thin plates (1401, 1403, 1403), in particular elongated, especially transversally elongated, and preferably longitudinally spaced apartfrom each other, between which corresponding means (12) extend, which are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), which preferably are in the form of corresponding foldable means (1201 , 1202) that are suitable to be configurated for receiving the respective article (11 ).

63. The process according to the claim 62, characterized in that the thin plates defining said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) are brough closer to one another by protruding, in particular in a perpendicular direction, the corresponding means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), or the opposite flaps (125, 126) defining them.

64. The process according to any one of the preceding claims 60 to 63, characterized in that said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), or the corresponding panel (202), are rotated, or is rotated, relative to a folding line (24), or relative to said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ), or relative to the corresponding panel (201), by inserting said slit means (18), in particular the plurality of slits, on said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ).

65. The process according to the claim 64, characterized in that said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), or the corresponding panel (202), are rotated, or is rotated, in particular by an angle of, or substantially of, 180°, relative to said folding line (24), or relative to said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), or the corresponding panel (201 ), bringing the respective face, in particular lower in use, (160), of said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11) in the corresponding receiving and holding position or condition, in anoverlapping and contact condition of said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), or the respective thin plates thereof.

66. The process according to any one of the preceding claims 60 to 65, characterized in that said means (16) that are adapted to maintain said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11), or the corresponding panel (202), in an overlapping and contact condition, are made integral, or is made integral, especially are glued, or is glued, to an opposite, in particular upper, face, in use, (140) of said means (14) for backing said means (12) that are adapted to receive and hold the respective article (11 ), or the respective thin plates thereof.

67. A shaped or blank body, or sheet, made of a foldable material, preferably a paper material, such as cardboard or paperboard, characterized in that it is as set forth in any one of the preceding claims.

68. A member, process, or sheet, each respectively being characterized in that it is made according to any one of the preceding claims and / or as described and illustrated with reference to the attached drawings.

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