| 摘要 |
Packaging of a bottle (1) is provided by a re-useable thermoformed sheet (S) that is erected folded round the bottle (1) to totally enclose it circumferentially within four mutually-hinged longitudinal wall-sections (11-14), and contain it within a rectangular cardboard-carton (3). The bottle (1) nests conformably in recesses (21) of each wall-section (11-14) for its shock protection, each recess (21) incorporating cavities (22,23) of tiered form that decrease in cross-section with depth to establish cushioning buffers (24, 25) between the enclosed bottle (1) and the carton (3). The ends of each wall-sections (11-14) are each moulded with an upstanding flange (16-19) that is configured with a pattern of ridges with intervening grooves that nests ridge-within-groove with the patterns of ridges with intervening grooves of each other flange (16-19) at that end. Ridges (27-29) moulded to project transversely upwards within the recesses (21) provide resilience for cushioning the bottle (1), and the thermoformed sheet (S) when laid flat with its hinges (15) opened out and the recesses (21) opening upwards (21) can receive four bottles (41) side-by-side for storage, and have additional sheet-mouldings (44) loaded with bottles (47) stacked on top. |
