Packaging set including at least two bottles nesting at least one article different from the bottles

Abstract

The invention concerns a packaging set ( 1 - 100 ) of two plastic PET bottles ( 2 a - 2 b ), bundled by a heat retracted plastic sleeve 4, wherein a promotional article 3 is nested in a central recess which is formed by the gathering of two recesses 14, which are respectively designed in the wall of the bottles ( 2 a - 2 b ) of the packaging set 1. At least part of both recesses ( 14 ) of bottles ( 2 a - 2 b ), particularly the back of each recess ( 14 ) is in contact with the article ( 3 ), as the two bottles ( 2 a - 2 b ) are maintained compressed against each other by means of the heat retracted sleeve ( 4 ).

1 . A packaging set comprising at least two containers, each of axis (X), nesting at least one article of axis (X 1 ), said article being different from the containers. 
     
     
         2 . A packaging set according to  claim 1 , wherein the nested article is substantially symmetric with respect to (X 1 ), said nested article comprising a circular section of largest dimension in the direction of an axis (Y) perpendicular to (X 1 ). 
     
     
         3 . A packaging set according to  claim 1 , wherein the containers are filled and packed against each other. 
     
     
         4 . A packaging set according to  claim 1 , wherein each container includes a recess, each of the recesses contributing to nest a part of the article, wherein at least one part of the surface of the recesses is capable of contacting and retaining the nested article encased therein. 
     
     
         5 . A packaging set according to  claim 1 , wherein each container comprises a recess capable of receiving a part of the nested article corresponding to at most 1/Nth of the nested article, N being the number of containers of the set, said recess being symmetrical with respect to the axis (X 2 ) parallel to the axes (X) of the containers. 
     
     
         6 . A packaging set according to  claim 1 , wherein the nested article is capable of insertion and/or extraction from the top or the bottom of the set, by a translation movement along the axis (X 2 ) of symmetry of the set. 
     
     
         7 . A packaging set according to  claim 5  wherein N=2. 
     
     
         8 . A packaging set according to  claims 5  wherein N>2. 
     
     
         9 . A packaging set according to  claim 4  comprising the nested article encased into the recess of a first container, wherein the part of the surface of the recess capable of retaining the nested article, clamps the nested article which holds itself alone fixed to the container in the absence of the second container. 
     
     
         10 . A packaging set according to  claim 9  wherein the part of the surface of the recess capable of retaining the nested article comprises at least one boss close to the rim of the recess. 
     
     
         11 . A packaging set according to  claim 3 , bundled by a plastic film. 
     
     
         12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . A method for producing the packaging set according to  claim 7  comprising:
 a) encasing the nested article into the recess of a first container of the set, so that the nested article remains embedded into it; 
 b) facing the empty recess of a second container of the set, to the nested article already embedded in the first container; 
 c) driving into each other the empty recess of the second container and the non-embedded part of the nested article fixed into the first container; and 
 d) bundling the containers with a plastic sleeve which is heat retracted in order to compress the containers against each other, with the nested article inside the respective recesses. 
 
     
     
         14 . A method for producing the packaging set according to  claim 8  comprising:
 i. bundling and maintaining the containers of the set in contact against each other, so that the empty recesses of the containers face to each other and form together a common recess for receiving the nested article; 
 ii. wrapping the containers with a plastic film, which is heat retracted to compress the containers; and 
 iii. introducing the nested article is into the common recess, before or after the heat retraction of the sleeve. 
 
     
     
         15 . The packaging set according to  claim 2 , wherein the nested article has a capsule shape. 
     
     
         16 . The packaging set according to  claim 3 , wherein the containers are packed against each other using at least one wrapping film. 
     
     
         17 . The packaging set according to  claim 16 , wherein the wrapping film is not in contact with the nested article. 
     
     
         18 . The packaging set according to  claim 4 , wherein at least part of the recess comprises a retention portion, wherein the retention portion comprises at least one friction element. 
     
     
         19 . The packaging set according to  claim 11 , wherein the plastic film is a sleeve though which the nested article is visible. 
     
     
         20 . The packaging set according to  claim 11 , wherein the plastic sleeve is opaque; the plastic sleeve further comprising at least one transparent window through witch the nested article is visible. 
     
     
         21 . The method for producing the packaging set according to  claim 14 , wherein the plastic film is a sleeve.