Watch packaging

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11708207-B2
Application number	US-202017082474-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 28, 2020
Priority date	Dec 2, 2019
Publication date	Jul 25, 2023
Grant date	Jul 25, 2023

Abstract

A protective packaging ( 2 ) for an object ( 4 ) including: a sheath ( 6 ) and an element ( 8 ) for supporting the object ( 4 ) configured to slide in the sheath ( 6 ), characterised in that the element ( 8 ) for supporting the object ( 4 ) comprises two hollow holding elements ( 12 A, 12 B) connected to each other by at least one hinge and at least one of the two hollow holding elements ( 12 A, 12 B) has an imprint configured to enclose at least a portion of the object ( 4 ) by interlocking.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A protective packaging for an object comprising:
a sheath extending in a longitudinal direction; and
a support base on which the object sits for supporting a bottom portion of the object, said support base being configured to slide in the sheath in the longitudinal direction,
wherein the support base comprises two hollow holding elements connected to each other by a hinge extending in the longitudinal direction,
wherein the two holding elements are movable between an open state and a closed state,
wherein in the open state the object is between and supported by the two holding elements,
wherein at least one of the two hollow holding elements has an imprint configured to enclose at least a portion of the object by interlocking the two holding elements in the closed state,
wherein the imprint has a shape which conforms to a contoured shape of the portion of the object being enclosed to contact and securely hold the object in place when the holding elements are in a closed state, and
wherein at least one of the holding elements has an opening in a top portion thereof through which the object can be viewed when the holding elements are in the closed state.

2. The protective packaging according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge is a flexible hinge.

3. The protective packaging according to claim 1 , wherein the two hollow holding elements are made integrally.

4. The protective packaging according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge comprises two hinges, the axes of rotation of which are parallel.

5. The protective packaging according to claim 1 , wherein the two hollow holding elements are respectively shells.

6. The protective packaging according to claim 1 , wherein each hollow holding element comprises a bottom partition, a side wall and two front walls, said partition being delimited laterally by the hinge, as well as longitudinally on either side by the two front walls.

7. The protective packaging according to claim 6 , wherein each bottom partition is integral with the hinge.

8. The protective packaging according to claim 4 , wherein the two hinges are connected to each other by a connecting band, the connecting band being made integrally with the two hollow holding elements.

9. The protective packaging according to claim 6 , wherein the hinge is recessed relative to free edges of the front walls, said edges extending perpendicular to the bottom partition, and being disposed on either side of said hinge.

10. The protective packaging according to claim 6 , wherein each side wall extends perpendicular to the bottom partition.

11. The protective packaging according to claim 6 , wherein each side wall is corrugated in shape.

12. The protective packaging according to claim 6 , each imprint is defined by a portion of the corresponding side wall and a portion of the corresponding bottom partition.

13. The protective packaging according to claim 6 , wherein each side wall is delimited on either side by the corresponding bottom partition and an upper partition.

14. The protective packaging according to claim 13 , wherein each upper partition has a width comprised between 5% and 60% of the width of the corresponding hollow holding element.

15. The protective packaging according to claim 13 , wherein each upper partition is integral with the corresponding side wall and/or the corresponding front walls.

16. The protective packaging according to claim 1 , wherein the support base for supporting the object includes paperfoam or moulded cellulose.

17. The protective packaging according to claim 1 , wherein the packaging is parallelepiped in shape.

18. The protective packaging according to claim 1 , wherein the sheath has an aperture, said aperture being adapted to coincide with a part of the object, in particular a watch case, when the packaging is closed.

19. The protective packaging according to claim 1 , wherein the object is a wristwatch.

20. The protective packaging according to claim 13 , wherein the object is a wristwatch and at least one of the upper partitions comprises a notch configured to receive a lateral portion of the watch ( 4 ), preferably said portion comprising a crown.

21. The protective packaging according to claim 1 , wherein the support base comprises means for adjusting the height of the object.

22. The protective packaging ( 2 ) according to claim 1 , wherein each hollow holding element comprises a bottom partition, a side wall and two front walls, said partition being delimited laterally by the or each hinge, as well as longitudinally on either side by the two front walls, wherein each bottom partition is integral with the hinge or with the corresponding hinge, wherein the two hinges are connected to each other by a connecting band, the connecting band being made integrally with the two hollow holding elements, the support base comprises means for adjusting the height of the object and the connecting band includes the means for adjusting the height of the object, said means being a curved flexible strip.

23. The protective packaging according to claim 22 , wherein the connecting band includes two slots which form the flexible strip.

24. The protective packaging according to claim 6 , wherein the support base comprises adaptive means allowing to receive watches whose cases respectively have different diameters.

25. The protective packaging according to claim 24 , wherein said adaptive means include two flexible strips disposed on the two respective side walls, each strip having a profile adapted to enclose a part of the object, in particular a portion of the watch case.

26. The protective packaging according to claim 6 , wherein each side wall includes two parallel interstices forming the corresponding flexible strip.

27. The protective packaging according to claim 1 , comprising locking means including at least one hook arranged on one of the hollow holding elements and at least one complementary aperture formed on the other hollow holding element.

28. The protective packaging according to claim 1 , wherein each hollow holding element comprises a bottom partition, a side wall and two front walls, said partition being delimited laterally by the hinge, as well as longitudinally on either side by the two front walls, wherein each side wall is delimited on either side by the corresponding bottom partition and an upper partition, wherein the packaging further comprises locking means, said means including at least one hook arranged on one of the hollow holding elements and at least one complementary aperture formed on the other hollow holding element and wherein the or each hook is disposed at the corresponding upper partition, and the or each complementary aperture is formed on the other upper partition.

29. The protective packaging according to claim 28 , wherein the or each hook is made integrally with the corresponding upper partition.

30. The protective packaging according to claim 1 , wherein the support base comprises shear deformation limiting means.

31. The protective packaging according to claim 30 , wherein the shear deformation limiting means comprise tabs and complementary grooves, the tabs being adapted to engage in the complementary grooves.

32. The protective packaging according to claim 31 , wherein each hollow holding element comprises

Assignees

• Swatch Group Res & Dev Ltd

Inventors

• Jaeggi Félix

Classifications

• B65D81/025 Primary

  Containers made of sheet-like material and having a shape to accommodate contents · CPC title

• B65D5/4204

  Inspection openings or windows · CPC title

• B65D77/0413

  the inner and outer containers being rigid or semi-rigid and the outer container being of polygonal cross-section formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks, e.g. carton · CPC title

• B65D85/40

  for watches or clocks; for components thereof · CPC title

• B65D25/10 Primary

  Devices to locate articles in containers {(for protecting articles from mechanical damage B65D81/02)} · CPC title