Packaging for containers
This packaging is for containers having each a cylindrical body and an upper surface located at or near an extremity of the body, said packaging comprising a nest, a tub and a sealing cover; the nest having a nesting structure to receive the containers and comprising at least one first supporting surface, to be received on at least one corresponding supporting surface of the tub, the tub having a bottom wall, lateral walls forming an upper opening, and a peripheral flange leveled with said upper opening, for the sealing of said sealing cover thereon; said nest includes at least one second supporting surface rigidly connected to said at least one first supporting surface and so positioned with respect to this at least one first supporting surface that this second supporting surface is located, when the nest is placed in the tub, at the level of said peripheral flange.
1. A packaging for containers each having a cylindrical body and an upper surface located at or near an extremity of the body, said packaging comprising a nest, a tub, and a sealing cover,
the nest having nesting structure to receive the containers and comprising at least one first supporting surface, to be received on at least one corresponding supporting surface of the tub,
the tub having a bottom wall, lateral walls forming an upper opening, and a peripheral flange levelled with said upper opening, for the sealing of said sealing cover thereon,
wherein said nest comprises at least two second supporting surfaces on two opposed sides, each second supporting surface rigidly connected to said at least one first supporting surface, wherein the second supporting surfaces are wall surfaces, and are positioned with respect to the at least one first supporting surface so that the second supporting surface is located, when the nest is placed in the tub, at the level of said peripheral flange and wherein the second supporting surface is formed by an upper wall of a supporting element having an inner lateral wall and an outer lateral wall, wherein said supporting element comprises interior walls connecting said inner lateral wall and said outer lateral wall, for strengthening said supporting element,
wherein the containers have flanges at their proximal ends and said nesting structure comprises chimneys in which the containers are intended to be inserted with the flanges thereof bearing on an upper end of said chimneys, said second supporting surfaces defining a first plane that is spaced apart from a second plane defined by said upper end of said chimneys, the distance between said first plane and said second plane being superior to the thickness of the flanges of the containers, and
wherein the cover is configured to be sealed directly onto the peripheral flange after placement of the containers into the nest.
2. The packaging for containers according to claim 1 , wherein said nesting structure comprises openings.
3. The packaging for containers according to claim 1 , wherein said second supporting surface is integrally formed with the nest.
4. The packaging for containers according to claim 1 , wherein said second supporting surface comprises additional pieces disposed on and/or attached to the nest.
5. The packaging for containers according to claim 1 , wherein the nest has notches for the insertion of a user's fingers for grasping the nest.
6. The packaging for containers according to claim 5 , wherein said notches are delimited by walls providing increased contact surfaces for the user's fingers.
7. The packaging for containers according to claim 5 , wherein each notch has an abutment.
8. A packaging for containers each having a cylindrical body and an upper surface located at or near an extremity of the body, said packaging comprising a nest, a tub, and a sealing cover,
the nest having nesting structure to receive the containers and comprising at least one first supporting surface, to be received on at least one corresponding supporting surface of the tub,
the tub having a bottom wall, lateral walls forming an upper opening, and a peripheral flange levelled with said upper opening, for the sealing of said sealing cover directly thereon,
wherein said nest comprises at least two second supporting surfaces on two opposed sides, each second supporting surface rigidly connected to said at least one first supporting surface, wherein the second supporting surfaces are wall surfaces, and are positioned with respect to the at least one first supporting surface so that the second supporting surface is located, when the nest is placed in the tub, at the level of said peripheral flange,
wherein the containers have flanges at their proximal ends and said nesting structure comprises chimneys in which the containers are intended to be inserted with the flanges thereof bearing on an upper end of said chimneys, said second supporting surfaces defining a first plane that is spaced apart from a second plane defined by said upper end of said chimneys, the distance between said first plane and said second plane being superior to the thickness of the flanges of the containers, and
wherein said lateral walls of the tub are sloped inwardly from said upper opening to said bottom wall, so that, when a first tub is stacked on a second, identical tub having a nest therein, a contour of the bottom wall of said first tub is within a contour of the upper opening of said second tub, and said second supporting surfaces are so located that the bottom wall of said first tub bears thereon.
9. A packaging for containers each having a cylindrical body and an upper surface located at or near an extremity of the body, said packaging comprising a nest, a tub, and a sealing cover,
the nest having nesting structure to receive the containers and comprising at least one first supporting surface, to be received on at least one corresponding supporting surface of the tub,
the tub having a bottom wall, lateral walls forming an upper opening, and a peripheral flange levelled with said upper opening, for the sealing of said sealing cover thereon,
wherein said nest comprises at least two second supporting surfaces on two opposed sides, each second supporting surface rigidly connected to said at least one first supporting surface, wherein the second supporting surfaces are wall surfaces, and are positioned with respect to the at least one first supporting surface so that the second supporting surface is located, when the nest is placed in the tub, at the level of said peripheral flange,
wherein the containers have flanges at their proximal ends and said nesting structure comprises chimneys in which the containers are intended to be inserted with the flanges thereof bearing on an upper end of said chimneys, said second supporting surfaces defining a first plane that is spaced apart from a second plane defined by said upper end of said chimneys, the distance between said first plane and said second plane being superior to the thickness of the flanges of the containers, and
wherein the second supporting surface comprises a smooth part that is sized and shaped to form a gripping surface for receiving a tool able to grasp automatically the nest.
10. The packaging for containers according to claim 1 , wherein the second supporting surfaces are undulating wall surfaces which correspond to an outline of a side portion of successive chimneys positioned adjacent thereto.
11. The packaging for containers according to claim 1 , wherein the corresponding surface of the tub comprises at least one supporting pillar extending from a bottom wall of the tub and forming an upper bearing surface configured for receiving the nest.
12. The packaging for containers according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one supporting pillar comprises a recessed portion extending from a lateral wall of the tub and a protrusion extending in an inward direction with respect to the lateral wall of the tub.
13. The packaging for containers according to claim 12 , wherein the protrusion of at least one supporting pillar is configured for cooperating with a recess in the recessed portion of an adjacently disposed tub for nesting of the tubs upon removal of the nest.
14. The packaging of claim 1 , wherein the inner lateral wall of the second supporting surface is located on a side adjacent the nest comprising the chimneys and the outer lateral wall is located on a side adjacent to the tub.
15. The packaging of claim 1 , wherein the inner and outer lateral walls extend in a parallel direction with respect to each other.
16. The packaging of claim 15 , wherein a space is located between the inner and outer lateral walls.
17. The packaging of claim 1 , wherein the second supporting surface comprises a horizontally disposed top wall having a vertically disposed inner lateral wall and a vertically disposed outer lateral wall extending in a downwardly direction from the top wall and wherein a space is provided between the inner lateral wall and the outer lateral wall.