Presentation assembly, with grouping tray and items having a round base such as yoghurt pots

Abstract

The items ( 2 ) having a round base are grouped together on a tray ( 4 ) to form a presentation assembly ( 1 ) that allows the items to be kept in a specific orientation in rows (R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 ), even in the absence of locking projections or shapes in the cavities defined by recesses ( 3 ) in the tray. Each of the items ( 2 ) has, at the upper end of the recipient ( 5 ), a flange ( 5 c ) that supports a closing element ( 12 ). The flange has at least two blocking edges ( 14, 15, 16, 17 ) cut in a non-circular shape, and the distribution of the cavities allows two blocking edges ( 16′, 17 ) of two adjacent items to bear against each other, directly or indirectly, preventing items ( 2 ) from rotating individually relative to the tray ( 4 ).

1 . A presentation assembly for items having a round base, comprising:
 a self-supporting grouping tray which comprises a plurality of cavities distributed in two distinct directions and defining at least two rows of cavities, each cavity-being delimited by a bottom wall and an inner face that is continuous or discontinuous, the tray defining a plane which is horizontal in a presentation configuration of the presentation assembly;   a plurality of items having a round base, each placed in one of the cavities in a storage configuration, each of the items being individually movable in rotation in the storage configuration when the other items have been extracted from the tray,   
       wherein each item comprises:
 a container having said round base in contact with an associated bottom wall, a sidewall of circular cross-section at least near the base, and a flange which extends around a container opening-parallel to the tray plane, the sidewall joining said flange which forms an upper face of the container; and 
 a closing element in contact with the upper face of the container and which closes the opening; 
 
       and wherein each flange has at least two blocking edges which each have a non-circular outer edge, the items placed in the cavities having same angular orientation in each of the rows such that two blocking edges of a group of two adjacent items bear against one another, to prevent the individual rotation of items of the group relative to the tray. 
     
     
         2 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the flange is thicker and more rigid than the sidewall. 
     
     
         3 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the maximum distance between two bottom walls of two adjacent cavities is less than or equal to 20 mm and the maximum distance between two openings of two adjacent items is less than or equal to 14 mm. 
     
     
         4 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the items each have a same determined height and the cavities have a maximum height that is less than half the determined height. 
     
     
         5 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the tray has a periphery with at least two parallel edges of which at least one has a maximum height that is less than the maximum height of the cavities. 
     
     
         6 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the inner face has a substantially circular cross-section and extends continuously about a central axis of the cavity. 
     
     
         7 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the two blocking edges that bear against one another are connected to one another at a breakable joining. 
     
     
         8 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein the breakable joining is formed between two straight outer edges of said two blocking edges. 
     
     
         9 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the ratio between the length of the breakable joining and the diameter of the opening of the container is between 1:10 and 1:0.8. 
     
     
         10 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein the items are grouped into packs of exactly two items connected by the breakable joining. 
     
     
         11 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the two blocking edges that bear against one another are separated without any attachment. 
     
     
         12 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the tray is molded as a single piece. 
     
     
         13 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein the two blocking edges that bear against one another are straight outer edges configured to be separated by a maximum distance of less than 5 mm when the items are in the storage configuration. 
     
     
         14 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 13 , wherein each of the straight outer edges has a length higher by a factor of at least 10 to the maximum distance. 
     
     
         15 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the two blocking edges that bear against one another are separated by a maximum distance of less than 3 mm. 
     
     
         16 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 15 , wherein the cavities have a maximum height that is less than or equal to one third the determined height. 
     
     
         17 . The presentation assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein the cavities have a maximum height that is less than or equal to one third the determined height.