Folding carton and corresponding manufacturing machine

• US 7,992,764 B2
• Filed: 12/07/2006
• Issued: 08/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Magnusson, Birgir
• Primary Examiner(s): Elkins; Gary E
• Application Number:
  US12/086,508
• Publication Number:
  US 20100012710A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,706 Days
• Field of Search: 229/117, 229/120.08, 229/120.12, 229/120.13, 229/120.17, 229/120.18, 229/120.21, 206/316.2, 206/725, 206/784
• US Class Current: 229/120.12
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 50/16 Cutting webs
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/48016 formed by folding extensions hinged to the upper or lower edges of a tubular body B65D5/48008 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/5014 and with an integral end closure B65D5/5004 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention relates to a folding carton for the preservation and for the transport of goods with a reduced complexity, comprising a front wall element, a rear wall element, side wall elements connected to the front wall element and to the rear wall element by fold lines, a lid connected to the front wall element by a fold line, a base connected to at least one of the front wall element, the rear wall element and the side wall elements by a fold line and a separation flap element connected to one of the rear wall element and the side wall elements by a fold line, wherein the separation flap element comprises a plurality of flap sections, the flap sections by folding being arranged relative to each other in such a way that at least three compartments are formed.

Claims

1. A folding carton comprising:

a front wall element,

a rear wall element,

a first side wall element connected to the front wall element and to the rear wall element by fold lines and a second side wall element connected to at least one of the front wall element and the rear wall element by a fold line

a lid connected to the front wall element by a fold line,

a base, comprising a plurality of base flap elements, each base flap element being connected to at least one of the front wall element, the rear wall element and the first and second side wall elements by a fold line, wherein the plurality of base flap elements interact with each other to form a crush-lock bottom, and

a separation flap element connected to one of the rear wall element and the first and second side wall elements by a separation flap fold line,

wherein the separation flap element comprises a plurality of flap sections, the flap sections by folding being arranged relative to each other in such a way that at least three compartments are formed,

wherein at least one flap section of the separation flap element is connected to two adjacent flap sections of the separation flap element by fold lines, the fold lines having folding axes extending perpendicular to each other,

wherein the at least one flap section of the separation flap element has a width, parallel to the separation flap fold line, that is smaller than the width, parallel to the separation flap fold line, of one of the adjacent flap sections of the separation flap element, folded around a folding axis parallel to the separation flap fold line

wherein the at least one flap section of the separation flap element is connected to the rear wall element or to one of the first and second side wall elements,

wherein the at least one flap section of the separation flap element has a width, parallel to the separation flap fold line, that is smaller than the width, parallel to the separation flap fold line, of the rear wall element or first or second side wall element to which it is connected.

2. The folding carton according to claim 1, wherein each compartment is separated from the other compartments by at least one of the flap sections of the separation flap element.

3. The folding carton according to claim 1, wherein adjacent flap sections of the separation flap element are arranged perpendicular to each other.

4. The folding carton according to claim 1, wherein at least two flap sections of the separation flap element are arranged in planes extending parallel to each other.

5. The folding carton according to claim 1, wherein the folding carton is made of a one-piece blank.

6. The folding carton according to claim 1, wherein the folding carton is at least partly made of paperboard.

7. The folding carton according to claim 1 wherein the folding carton comprises a mobile phone and respective accessories and the folding carton is configured to preserve and transport the mobile phone and respective accessories.

8. A folding carton according to claim 1,

wherein the at least one flap section of the separation flap element has first and second edges perpendicular to the separation flap fold line, and

wherein the rear wall element or first or second side wall element to which the at least one flap section of the separation flap element is connected has third and fourth edges perpendicular to the separation flap fold line,

wherein a distance between the first edge and the third edge where they meet the separation flap fold line is greater than the distance between the second edge and the fourth edge where they meet the separation flap fold line.

9. A one piece blank, configured to be folded to provide a folding carton, comprising:

a front wall element,

a rear wall element,

a first side wall element connected to the front wall element and to the rear wall element by fold lines and a second side wall element connected to at least one of the front wall element and the rear wall element by a fold line

a lid connected to the front wall element by a fold line,

a base, comprising a plurality of base flap elements, each base flap element being connected to at least one of the front wall element, the rear wall element and the first and second side wall elements by a fold line, wherein the plurality of base flap elements are configurable to form a crush-lock bottom, and

a separation flap element connected to one of the rear wall element and the first and second side wall elements by a separation flap fold line,

wherein the separation flap element comprises a plurality of flap sections, the flap sections being foldable relative to each other in such a way that at least three compartments may be formed,

wherein at least one flap section of the separation flap element is connected to two adjacent flap sections of the separation flap element by fold lines, the fold lines having folding axes extending perpendicular to each other,

wherein the at least one flap section of the separation flap element has a width, parallel to the separation flap fold line, that is smaller than the width, parallel to the separation flap fold line, of one of the adjacent flap sections of the separation flap element, foldable around a folding axis parallel to the separation flap fold line

wherein the at least one flap section of the separation flap element is connected to the rear wall element or to one of the first and second side wall elements,

wherein the at least one flap section of the separation flap element has a width, parallel to the separation flap fold line, that is smaller than the width, parallel to the separation flap fold line, of the rear wall element or first or second side wall element to which it is connected.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a front wall element,

a rear wall element,

a first side wall element connected to the front wall element and to the rear wall element by fold lines and a second side wall element connected to at least one of the front wall element and the rear wall element by a fold line

a lid connected to the front wall element by a fold line,

a base, comprising a plurality of base flap elements, each base flap element being connected to at least one of the front wall element, the rear wall element and the first and second side wall elements by a fold line, wherein the plurality of base flap elements interact with each other to form a crush-lock bottom, and

a separation flap element connected to one of the rear wall element and the first and second side wall elements by a separation flap fold line,

wherein the separation flap element comprises a plurality of flap sections, configured such that at least three compartments are formed,

wherein at least one flap section of the separation flap element is connected by fold lines to two adjacent flap sections of the separation flap element, folded around folding axes extending perpendicular to each other,

wherein the at least one flap section of the separation flap element has a width, parallel to the separation flap fold line, that is smaller than the width, parallel to the separation flap fold line, of one of the adjacent flap sections of the separation flap element, folded around a folding axis parallel to the separation flap fold line

wherein the at least one flap section of the separation flap element is connected to the rear wall element or to one of the first and second side wall elements,

wherein the at least one flap section of the separation flap element has a width, parallel to the separation flap fold line, that is smaller than the width, parallel to the separation flap fold line, of the rear wall element or first or second side wall element to which it is connected.