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EP4556388A1 - Emballage rempli d'un produit versable et ébauche d'emballage pour former un emballage - Google Patents

Emballage rempli d'un produit versable et ébauche d'emballage pour former un emballage Download PDF

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EP4556388A1
EP4556388A1 EP24211335.5A EP24211335A EP4556388A1 EP 4556388 A1 EP4556388 A1 EP 4556388A1 EP 24211335 A EP24211335 A EP 24211335A EP 4556388 A1 EP4556388 A1 EP 4556388A1
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Marcello Barbieri
Giovanni PALLAORO
Stefano Piccinini
Pietro Martini
Giorgia ZANOTTI
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Tetra Laval Holdings and Finance SA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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  • the present invention relates to a package filled with a pourable product, in particular a pourable food product.
  • the present invention also relates to a packaging blank for forming a package.
  • liquid or pourable food products such as fruit juice, UHT (ultra-high-temperature treated) milk, wine, tomato sauce, etc.
  • UHT ultra-high-temperature treated milk
  • wine tomato sauce
  • etc. are sold in packages made of sterilized packaging material.
  • a typical example is the parallelepiped-shaped package for liquid or pourable food products known as Tetra Brik Aseptic (registered trademark), which is made by sealing and folding a laminated packaging blank.
  • the packaging blank has a multilayer structure comprising a fibrous base layer, e.g. of paper or cardboard, covered on both sides with layers of heat-seal plastic material, e.g. polyethylene.
  • the packaging blank also comprises a layer of oxygen-barrier material (an oxygen-barrier layer), e.g. an aluminum foil, which is superimposed on a layer of heat-seal plastic material, and is in turn covered with another layer of heat-seal plastic material forming the inner face of the package eventually contacting the food product.
  • Packages of this sort are normally produced on fully automatic packaging apparatuses, which form the packages from respective packaging blanks.
  • These packaging blanks can be provided in the form of single packaging blanks or in the form of a web, which is formed from a plurality of successively arranged packaging blanks.
  • the packaging apparatus In the case of the packaging apparatus being designed to form the packages from a web, the packaging apparatus advances and sterilizes the web, which is then formed into a tube and filled with the pourable product before the tube is formed into individual sealed packages.
  • some packages are provided with an opening device having at least a portion being connected to the top wall.
  • the opening device allows to control the outpouring of the pourable product from the package.
  • the space available for the opening device is determined by the size of the top wall.
  • Number 1 in Figure 1A indicates a package filled with a pourable product, preferentially a pourable food product, such as pasteurized milk, milk, milk-products, drinking yoghurt, yoghurt-drinks, beverages, fruit juice, wine, tomato sauce, salt, sugar, etc.
  • a pourable food product such as pasteurized milk, milk, milk-products, drinking yoghurt, yoghurt-drinks, beverages, fruit juice, wine, tomato sauce, salt, sugar, etc.
  • package 1 may be formed from a packaging blank 2 as e.g. shown in Figure 4 .
  • each package 1 may be formed from one respective packaging blank 2 by means of an automatic packaging machine.
  • the automatic packaging machine may be configured to form packages 1 from the respective packaging blanks 2 and to fill packages 1 with the pourable product.
  • packaging blanks 2 may have a multilayer structure.
  • each packaging blank 2 may comprise at least a layer of fibrous material, such as e.g. a paper or cardboard layer, and at least two layers of heat-seal plastic material, e.g. polyethylene, interposing the layer of fibrous material in between one another.
  • fibrous material such as e.g. a paper or cardboard layer
  • heat-seal plastic material e.g. polyethylene
  • each packaging blank 2 may also comprise a layer of gas- and light-barrier material, e.g. aluminum foil or ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) film, in particular being arranged between one of the layers of the heat-seal plastic material and the layer of fibrous material.
  • gas- and light-barrier material e.g. aluminum foil or ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) film
  • EVOH ethylene vinyl alcohol
  • packaging blank 2 may also comprise a further layer of heat-seal plastic material being interposed between the layer of gas- and light-barrier material and the layer of fibrous material.
  • the web may be formed from a plurality of successively arranged packaging blanks 2.
  • each repeat unit i.e. the respective packaging blank 2 forms the precursor of one respective package 1.
  • the packaging machine may be configured to produce packages 1 from the web such that each package 1 results from one respective packaging blank 2.
  • each packaging blank 2 may comprise a desired pattern/decoration.
  • package 1 may extend along a longitudinal axis A, preferentially also along a first transversal axis B perpendicular to longitudinal axis A and a second transversal axis C perpendicular to longitudinal axis A and first transversal axis B.
  • an extension, i.e. a dimension, of package 1 along longitudinal axis A may be larger than respective extensions, i.e. respective dimensions, of package 1 along first transversal axis B and second transversal axis C.
  • package 1 may comprise a bottom wall 3 and a top wall 4 spaced apart from one another along longitudinal axis A.
  • longitudinal axis A is perpendicular to bottom wall 3.
  • package 1 may comprise a side wall 5 extending between (and connected to) bottom wall 3 and top wall 4.
  • bottom wall 3 may be defined as the wall of package 1 that has a substantially planar shape and that is substantially perpendicular to longitudinal axis A. According to some possible non-limiting embodiments, bottom wall 3 may be configured to be placed on a support surface, such as a support surface of a shelf, a fridge, a table, a working plane or the like.
  • bottom wall 3 With package 1 being placed on the support surface (and in its nominal position, i.e. when being used by a user in an intended manner), bottom wall 3 is in contact with the support surface and top wall 4 is distanced from the support surface.
  • side wall 5 may be the portion of package 1 that is gripped by a user during an outpouring action of the pourable product from package 1.
  • top wall 4 may be inclined with respect to bottom wall 3.
  • package 1 may comprise an opening device (not shown) configured to allow for the outpouring of the pourable product from package 1.
  • the opening device may be connected to top wall 4.
  • top wall 4 may comprise a pouring outlet 6 and the opening device may comprise an outlet opening aligned with respect to pouring outlet 6.
  • the opening device may comprise a collar having the outlet opening, the collar being arranged about pouring outlet 6.
  • the opening device may comprise a base frame being connected to top wall 4.
  • the collar extends from the base frame.
  • a first portion of the opening device may be connected to top wall 4 and a second portion of the opening device may be connected to side wall 5.
  • the opening device may be a so called post-applied opening device meaning that the opening device may be connected (e.g. glued, welded, bonded or the like) to top wall 4 after formation of package 1.
  • At least a portion of the opening device may be molded to top wall 4 and/or packaging blank 2, in particular before packaging blank 2 is formed into package 1.
  • the opening device may be reusable. According to such embodiments, package 1 is delivered to the consumer without the opening device and the consumer couples the opening device to top wall 4 prior to the first outpouring action. Moreover, the opening device may be removed from top wall 4 after exhaustion of the pourable product.
  • package 1 may comprise a longitudinal seam portion, e.g. resulting from forming packages 1 from a tube filled with the pourable product, the tube presenting a longitudinal seal.
  • the longitudinal seam portion may be substantially parallel to longitudinal axis A.
  • each package 1 may comprise a first transversal seal and a second transversal seal 9, preferentially being transversal to longitudinal axis A.
  • first transversal seal may be comprised by and/or associated to bottom wall 3 and second transversal seal 9 may be comprised by and/or associated to top wall 4.
  • side wall 5 may comprise a front panel 10, a back panel opposite to front panel 10 and a plurality of, in the example shown two, lateral panels 12, each one interposed between the back panel and front panel 10.
  • a hand of a user may contact at least partially the back panel and lateral panels 12.
  • the back panel may comprise the longitudinal seam portion.
  • top wall 4 comprises at least two, more specifically exactly two, front corners 15 and at least two, more specifically exactly two, back corners 16.
  • back corners 16 may be spaced apart from front corners 15, more specifically along a direction having a component parallel to first transversal axis B.
  • top wall 4 may comprise a front edge 17 extending between front corners 15, a back edge 18 extending between back corners 16 and two lateral edges 19, each lateral edge 19 extending between one respective pair 20 of one respective front corner 15 and one respective back corner 16.
  • top wall 4 may be delimited by front edge 17, back edge 18 and lateral edges 19.
  • front edge 17 may extend from one front corner 15 to the other front corner 15 and back edge 18 may extend from one back corner 16 to the other back corner 16. Additionally, each lateral edge 19 may extend from one respective back corner 16 to one respective front corner 15.
  • each lateral edge 19 may contact front edge 17 at one respective front corner 15 of the respective pair 20 and back edge 18 at one respective back corner 16 of the respective pair 20.
  • front and back refer to the nominal use of package 1.
  • back edge 18 is interposed between front edge 17 and the palm of the consumer executing the outpouring action.
  • front panel 10 may comprise a decoration aimed to be exposed to the consumer in a sales point.
  • the consumer may arrange during a nominal outpouring action his or her palm in proximity of the back panel.
  • back edge 18 is more distanced from bottom wall 3 than front edge 17.
  • front edge 17 is rectilinear.
  • front edge 17 may be curved.
  • back edge 18 is rectilinear.
  • lateral edges 19 are rectilinear.
  • one or more of back edge 18 and lateral edges 19 may be curved.
  • bottom wall 3 may comprise a bottom front edge 21, a bottom back edge 22 and two bottom lateral edges 23.
  • Each bottom lateral edge 23 may contact bottom front edge 21 at a respective bottom front corner 24 and each bottom back edge 22 at a respective bottom back corner 25.
  • bottom wall 3 may have a (substantially) rectangular shape, i.e. each bottom lateral edge 23 is orthogonal to bottom front edge 21 and bottom back edge 22, and bottom front edge 21 and bottom back edge 22 may be parallel to one another.
  • front panel 10 may extend from front edge 17 to bottom front edge 21 and the back panel may extend from back edge 18 to bottom back edge 22.
  • a respective interface between each lateral panel 12 and front panel 10 may define a respective auxiliary panel.
  • the respective interfaces may have various shapes such as being curved, rectilinear and the like.
  • the respective interfaces of the same package 1 may differ from one another.
  • a first distance d1 is defined between front corners 15 and a second distance d2 is defined between back corners 16.
  • First distance d1 may be larger than second distance d2.
  • first distance d1 and second distance d2 are determined along a direction parallel to second transversal axis C.
  • front edge 17 is longer than back edge 18. This may be different in case that front edge 17 and/or back edge 18 differ from being rectilinear, however, also in such a case first distance d1 is larger than second distance d2.
  • an imaginary front line 30 extends through front corners 15, an imaginary back line 31 extends through back corners 16, and one respective imaginary lateral line 32 extends through each pair 20 of one respective front corner 15 and one respective back corner 16.
  • imaginary front line 30, imaginary back line 31 and each imaginary lateral line 32 have respective rectilinear shapes.
  • a portion of imaginary front line 30 corresponds to front edge 17
  • a portion of imaginary back line 31 corresponds to back edge 18
  • a respective portion of each imaginary lateral line 32 corresponds to the respective lateral edge 19.
  • a first angle ⁇ between imaginary back line 31 and at least one of imaginary lateral lines 32 is larger than 90°.
  • both imaginary lateral lines 32 define together with imaginary back line 31 respective first angles ⁇ being larger than 90°.
  • a second angle ⁇ between imaginary front line 30 and at least one of imaginary lateral lines 32 is smaller than 90°.
  • both imaginary lateral lines 32 define together with imaginary front lines 30 respective second angles ⁇ being smaller than 90°.
  • each first angle ⁇ and/or each second angle ⁇ is determined in a plane within which top wall 4 lies and which corresponds to the extension of top wall 4.
  • Each first angle ⁇ is measured by leaving imaginary back line 31 fixed with respect to the plane and top wall 4 and moving the respective imaginary lateral line 32 within the plane and top wall 4 until the respective imaginary lateral line 32 is superimposed to imaginary back line 31.
  • each second angle ⁇ is measured by leaving imaginary front line 30 fixed with respect to the plane and top wall 4 and moving the respective imaginary lateral line 32 within the plane and top wall 4 until the respective imaginary lateral line 32 is superimposed to imaginary front line 30.
  • a projection of top wall 4 onto a projection plane P perpendicular to longitudinal axis A gives rise to respective projected front corners 27 and respective projected back corners 28, in particular corresponding to respective front corners 15 and respective back corners 16.
  • projected front corners 27 are the projections on projection plane P of front corners 15
  • projected back corners 28 are the projections on projection plane P of back corners 16.
  • a distance between projected front portions 27 equals first distance d1.
  • a projection 30' of imaginary front line 30 extends through projected front corners 27 and a projection 31' of imaginary back line 31 extends through projected back corners 28.
  • third distance d3 corresponds to the maximum distance between the respective portions of projection 31' and projection 30' being delimited between, respectively, projected back corners 28 and projected front corners 27.
  • third distance d3 is larger than first distance d1.
  • imaginary front line 30 and imaginary back line 31 are parallel to one another.
  • imaginary lateral lines 32 have a common intersection point (not shown).
  • Packaging blank 2 of Figure 4 is designed to allow formation of package 1.
  • each packaging blank 2 may comprise:
  • transversal axis F may be perpendicular to longitudinal axis E.
  • longitudinal axis E may intersect transversal axis F at a centre point of packaging blank 2.
  • each packaging blank 2 may extend within a plane spanned by longitudinal axis E and transversal axis F.
  • each packaging blank 2 may have a (substantially) bi-dimensional shape, i.e. respective extensions (i.e. dimensions) of each packaging blank 2 along longitudinal axis E and transversal axis F may be (significantly) larger than a thickness of packaging blank 2.
  • the thickness of packaging blank 2 may be negligible in comparison to the respective extensions (i.e. the respective dimensions) of packaging blank 2 along longitudinal axis E and transversal axis F.
  • each packaging blank 2 may have a rectangular or square shape.
  • first main direction M1 may be parallel to transversal axis F.
  • second main direction M2 may be parallel to longitudinal axis E.
  • each first longitudinal boundary edge 40 and each second longitudinal boundary edge 41 may be connected to and interposed between the respective first transversal boundary edge 42 and the respective second transversal boundary edge 43.
  • each first longitudinal boundary edge 40 and each second longitudinal boundary edge 41 may be arranged at an angle of about 90° with respect to the respective first transversal boundary edge 42 and the respective second transversal boundary edge 43.
  • each packaging blank 2 being arranged singularly, i.e. separated from the other packaging blanks 2, the respective first longitudinal boundary edge 40, the respective second longitudinal boundary edge 41, the respective first transversal boundary edge 42 and the respective second transversal boundary edge 43 may be real edges.
  • each first transversal boundary edge 42 of one packaging blank 2 may be adjacent to, or coincide with, the respective second transversal boundary edge 43 of another packaging blank 2.
  • each first longitudinal boundary edge 40 of one packaging blank 2 may be adjacent to, or coincide with, the respective second longitudinal boundary edge 41 of another packaging blank 2.
  • each packaging blank 2 may comprise a top section having a top crease pattern 44 configured to define the shape, more specifically a trapezoid shape, of at least top wall 4.
  • top crease pattern 44 may be configured to define top wall 4 and flaps 33.
  • packaging blank 2 may also comprise a bottom section having a bottom crease pattern 45 configured to define the shape, more specifically a rectangular shape, of at least bottom wall 3.
  • bottom crease pattern 45 may be configured to define bottom wall 3 and flaps (not shown) attached to bottom wall 3.
  • top section and the bottom section may be spaced apart from one another along longitudinal axis E.
  • packaging blank 2 also comprises an intermediate section having an intermediate crease pattern 46 interposed between top crease pattern 44 and bottom crease pattern 45 and being configured to define side wall 5.
  • the intermediate section may be interposed between the top section and the bottom section.
  • intermediate crease pattern 46 may define front panel 10, the back panel and lateral panels 12.
  • top crease pattern 44, bottom crease pattern 45 and intermediate crease pattern 46 may define respective sections of top wall 4, bottom wall 3 and side wall 5.
  • top crease pattern 44, bottom crease pattern 45 and intermediate crease pattern 46 may define respective sections of top wall 4, bottom wall 3 and side wall 5.
  • each top crease pattern 44 may comprise at least a first transversal crease line 47 extending transversally to longitudinal axis E.
  • bottom crease pattern 45 may comprise at least a second transversal crease line 48 extending transversally to longitudinal axis E.
  • first transversal crease line 47 and second transversal crease line 48 may be displaced from one another along second main direction M2.
  • first transversal crease line 47 and second transversal crease line 48 may delimit together the intermediate section.
  • top crease pattern 44 may comprise a third transversal crease line 49 displaced from first transversal crease line 47 along second main direction M2 and interposed between first transversal boundary edge 42 and first transversal crease line 47 along second main direction M2.
  • bottom crease pattern 45 may comprise a fourth transversal crease line 50 displaced from second transversal crease line 48 along second main direction M2 and interposed between second transversal boundary edge 43 and second transversal crease line 48 along second main direction M2.
  • top crease pattern 44 may comprise a plurality of top crease lines defining and/or determining the shape of top wall 4.
  • top crease lines may be designed to define and/or determine front edge 17, back edge 18 and lateral edges 19 (after formation of package 1 from packaging blank 2). Additionally, at least some top crease lines may define and/or determine front corners 15 and back corners 16.
  • bottom crease pattern 45 may comprise a plurality of bottom crease lines defining and/or determining the shape of bottom wall 3.
  • At least some bottom crease lines may be designed to define and/or determine bottom front edge 21, bottom back edge 22 and bottom lateral edges 23 (after formation of package 1 from packaging blank 2) . Additionally, at least some bottom crease lines may define and/or determine bottom front corners 24 and bottom back corners 25.
  • top crease lines may be arranged such to obtain a top wall 4 as described above and accordingly, to obtain a top wall 4 such that first distance d1 is larger than second distance d2.
  • top crease lines may be arranged such to obtain a top wall 4 such that first distance d3 is larger than first distance d1.
  • first transversal crease line 47 may comprise a front portion 54 designed to form and/or determine front edge 17. Additionally, first transversal crease line 47 may comprise one or more back portions 55 designed to form and/or determine back edge 18.
  • front portion 54 may be interposed between two back portions 55.
  • top crease pattern 44 may also comprise a plurality of lateral crease lines 56 designed to form and/or determine lateral edges 19.
  • front portion 54, bottom portions 55 and lateral crease lines 56 may define at least some of the top crease lines.
  • lateral crease lines 56 may extend between first transversal crease line 47 and third transversal crease line 49.
  • lateral crease lines 56 may be displaced from one another along first main direction M1.
  • top crease pattern 44 in particular first transversal crease line 47, may comprise a plurality of auxiliary crease lines 57, each auxiliary crease line 57 being interposed between one respective back portion 55 and front portion 54.
  • each auxiliary crease line 57 may give rise to, i.e. form or determine, one respective lateral edge 19 after formation of package 1 from packaging blank 2.
  • auxiliary crease lines 57 may be inclined with respect to back portions 55 and front portions 54.
  • each auxiliary crease line 57 and/or its respective imaginary extension may comprise one respective front intersection point 58, and more specifically one respective back intersection point 59.
  • each auxiliary crease line 57 may intersect with front portion 54 and/or its respective imaginary extension at the respective front intersection point 58, and more specifically with one respective back portion 55 and/or its respective imaginary extension at the respective back intersection point 59.
  • each front intersection point 58 corresponds to one respective front corner 15 and each back intersection point 59 corresponds to one respective back corner 16.
  • each one of two lateral crease lines 56 and/or their respective imaginary extensions may intersect with first transversal crease line 47 at a respective front intersection point 58.
  • fourth distance d4 may correspond to first distance d1.
  • respective separation distances d are defined between each front intersection point 58 and a respective projected back interaction point 70 corresponding to a projection (along longitudinal axis E) of the respective back intersection point 59 onto an imaginary line 61 extending through front intersection points 58.
  • separation distance d is defined between each front intersection point 58 and the projection onto imaginary line 61 along longitudinal axis E of the respective back intersection point 59 being comprised by the same auxiliary crease line 57 and/or its respective imaginary extension.
  • fourth distance d4 is smaller than distances d.
  • an extension, i.e. a dimension, of front portion 54 corresponds to fourth distance d4.
  • front portion 54 is interposed between front intersection points 58 but does not extend up to front intersection points 58.
  • the extension, i.e. the dimension, of front portion 54 is shorter than fourth distance d4.
  • each one of two lateral crease lines 56 and/or their respective imaginary extensions may intersect with first transversal crease line 47 and/or its respective imaginary extension at a respective front intersection point 58.
  • each one of two further lateral crease lines 56 and/or their respective imaginary extensions may intersect with first transversal crease line 47 and/or its respective imaginary extension at one respective back intersection point 59.
  • each lateral crease line 56 is configured to cooperate together with a respective other lateral crease line 56 so as to define and/or determine one respective lateral edge 19.
  • each lateral crease line 56 may be inclined with respect to third transversal crease line 49 and/or front portion 54 and/or back portion 55.
  • each lateral crease line 56 may be inclined with respect to first longitudinal boundary edge 40 and second longitudinal boundary edge 41.
  • top crease pattern 44 may comprise a main panel 60, preferentially having and/or carrying at least a portion of designated pour opening area 6.
  • main panel 60 may be delimited by imaginary line 61, a delimiting portion 62 of third transversal crease line 49 and/or its respective imaginary extension facing and being parallel to imaginary line 61 and two respective lateral crease lines 56 and/or their respective imaginary extensions.
  • delimiting portion 62 extends between two intermediate intersection points 63.
  • Each intermediate intersection point 63 being defined by the intersection of one respective lateral crease line 56 and/or its respective imaginary extension with third transversal crease line 49 and/or its respective imaginary extension.
  • the designated pour opening area 6 may be at least partially arranged on main panel 60.
  • packaging blank 2 may comprise at least a portion of the opening device connected, e.g. molded, or glued, to packaging blank 2 about the designated pour opening area 6.
  • main panel 60 may have a trapezoid shape.
  • a fifth distance d5 may be defined between the two intermediate points 63.
  • fourth distance d4 may be larger than fifth distance d5.
  • a third angle ⁇ is defined between imaginary line 61 and each one of lateral crease lines 56 and/or its respective imaginary extension.
  • third angle ⁇ may be smaller than 90°.
  • Angle ⁇ is defined within main panel 60.
  • a fourth angle ⁇ is defined between each back portion 55 and/or its respective imaginary extensions and each one of lateral crease lines 56 and/or their respective imaginary extensions.
  • Angle ⁇ is defined on the opposite side of auxiliary crease line 57 with respect to lateral crease line 56.
  • fourth angle ⁇ may be larger than 90°.
  • each third angle ⁇ is determined in a plane of packaging blank 2, i.e. third angle ⁇ is measured by leaving the respective lateral crease lines 56 fixed with respect to the plane and main panel 60 and by angularly moving front portion 54 within the plane and main panel 60 until front portion 54 is superimposed to the respective lateral crease lines 56.
  • each fourth angle ⁇ is determined in a plane of packaging blank 2, i.e. each fourth angle ⁇ is measured by leaving the respective lateral crease lines 56 fixed with respect to the plane and main panel 60 and by angularly moving back portion 55 within the plane and main panel 60 until back portion 55 is superimposed to the respective lateral crease lines 56.
  • crease lines are designed such that after formation of package 1, bottom wall 3 has a rectangular shape.
  • some or all the imaginary extensions are linear imaginary extensions.
  • the linear extension of front portion 54 is a linear imaginary extension
  • the linear extensions of back portions 55 are linear imaginary extensions
  • the linear extensions of lateral crease lines 56 are linear imaginary extensions
  • the linear extensions of auxiliary crease lines 57 are linear imaginary extensions.
  • number 1' indicates an alternative embodiment of a package according to the present invention; as package 1' is similar to package 1, the following description is limited to the differences between them, and using the same references, where possible, for identical or corresponding parts.
  • Package 1' differs from package 1 in that top wall 4 is (substantially) parallel to bottom wall 3.
  • third distance d3 corresponds to the distance between front edge 17 and back edge 18.
  • number 2' indicates an alternative embodiment of a packaging blank according to the present invention.
  • packaging blank 2' is similar to packaging blank 2, the following description is limited to the differences between them, and using the same references, where possible, for identical or corresponding parts.
  • Packaging blank 2' differs from packaging blank 2 in that top crease pattern 44 is formed such that after formation of package 1', the respective top wall 4 is (substantially) parallel to bottom wall 3.
  • packaging blank 2' is designed to allow for the formation of package 1'.
  • auxiliary crease lines 57 are parallel to back portions 55.
  • imaginary line 61 is superimposed to, i.e. coincides with, first transversal crease line 47.

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