External packaging for safeguarding at least one package during transportation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10899497-B2
Application number	US-201715846288-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2017
Priority date	Oct 19, 2010
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

A process for safeguarding a product during transportation includes forming a package by surrounding a product with packaging material and accommodating the package in an external packaging that includes a carrier element and a bag element. The carrier element includes an upper side including a border and a lower side opposite the upper side, wherein the lower side includes a base. Further, the bag element includes a base and a bag opening with a border opposite the base of the bag element. The package is accommodated in the external packaging by loading the package onto the carrier element such that the package is carried by the carrier element and loading the carrier element via the bag opening into the bag element such that the bag element surrounds the carrier element and the bag element extends on the upper side of the carrier element beyond the border of the carrier element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A process for safeguarding at least one package during transportation, the process comprising:
loading the at least one package into a carrier element, wherein the carrier element comprises:
an upper side;
a border directed toward the upper side;
a lower side;
a base directed toward the lower side; and
at least two handles associated with the border; and

at least partially surrounding the carrier element with a tubular bag element, wherein the tubular bag element comprises:
a closed end serving as a base of the bag element;
a closable opening at an end opposite the base such that the at least one package may be placed in the carrier element through the closable opening in the bag element, wherein the closable opening is approximately the same area as an entire area within the border of the carrier element;
a wall between the base and the closable opening, wherein the wall folds such that the bag element is selectable between a receiving state and a filled state, wherein the bag element transitions between the receiving state and the filled state by, after the at least one package is introduced in the carrier element, having the wall of the bag element folded up over the at least one package; and
at least two handle openings with the wall, wherein the at least two handle openings are separate from the closable opening;

wherein the bag element is arranged relative to the carrier element in such a manner that the bag element, at least in a maximum filling state, extends above the upper side of the carrier element beyond the border of the carrier element; and
the handles of the carrier element are accessible through the handle openings.

2. The process of claim 1 , further comprising at least partially surrounding the at least one package with a carton.

3. The process of claim 1 , wherein loading the at least one package into the carrier element further comprises:
holding the closable opening of the bag element open with the carrier element; and
loading the at least one package into the carrier element.

4. The process of claim 3 , further comprising fastening the bag element over the at least one package.

5. The process of claim 1 , wherein loading the carrier element into the bag element further comprises tearing open perforations in the wall of the bag element to create the handle openings.

6. The process of claim 1 , wherein loading the carrier element into the bag element further comprises projecting the handles outward through the handle openings.

7. The process of claim 1 , at least partially surrounding further comprising at least partially surrounding a first product with packaging material and at least partially surrounding a second product with packaging material.

8. The process of claim 1 , further comprising at least partially surrounding a plurality of products with packaging material.

9. The process of claim 1 , further comprising at least partially surrounding dangerous goods with packaging material.

10. The process of claim 1 , further comprising closing the bag opening of the bag element with an adhesive strip.

11. The process of claim 9 , wherein at least partially surrounding dangerous goods comprises at least partially surrounding hazardous goods with packaging material.

12. The process of claim 1 , wherein the process for safeguarding the at least one package includes accommodating the at least one package in an external packaging for safeguarding the product during transportation as freight independently of a pallet.

Assignees

• Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc

Inventors

• Burkardt Holger
• Frisch Norbert

Classifications

• B65D5/4612 Primary

  formed by extensions of side flaps or by side flaps of a container formed by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides · CPC title

• B65D77/003

  Articles enclosed in rigid or semi-rigid containers, the whole being wrapped · CPC title

• B65G65/00

  Loading or unloading (of vehicles B65G67/00) · CPC title

• B65D5/62

  External coverings or coatings {(B65D5/4245, B65D5/4262 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B65B7/02

  Closing containers or receptacles deformed by, or taking-up shape, of, contents, e.g. bags, sacks · CPC title