Package for a plurality of products, in particular confectionery products

Abstract

Package for plurality of products, preferably foodstuff products, more preferably confectionery products. The package includes: an outer container; and a tray, which is provided with a plurality of housings containing the products and rotatably mounted within the container. Provided on the tray is an array of game indications. An opening or an opening and a transparent portion, for rendering accessible a product contained in a housing so that it can be removed, and for rendering visible from outside an indication of the game. A shaped portion is provided, which faces, or projects on, the outside of the container and which the consumer can get hold of. The tray is configured for being rotated, via the shaped portion, so as to render accessible a new product and, simultaneously, render visible from outside a new game indication, through the at least one opening or else the opening and the transparent portion.

1 . A package for a plurality of products, preferably foodstuff products, even more preferably confectionery products, comprising:
 an outer container ( 2 ); and   a tray ( 4 ), which is provided with a plurality of housings ( 6 ) containing said products (P) and is rotatably mounted within said container ( 2 );   wherein provided on said tray ( 4 ) is an array of game indications (X);   wherein said outer container is provided with at least one opening ( 22 ,  24 ) or else an opening ( 22 ) and a transparent portion, which is or are configured for rendering accessible a product contained in a housing ( 6 ) so that it can be taken out, and for rendering visible from outside an indication (X) of said game; and   wherein said tray ( 4 ) is provided with a shaped portion ( 12 ), which faces, or projects on, the outside of the container ( 2 ) and which the consumer can get hold of, and wherein said tray is configured for being rotated, via said shaped portion ( 12 ), so as to render accessible a new product (P) and, simultaneously, render visible from outside a new game indication (X), through said at least one opening ( 22 ,  24 ) or else said opening ( 22 ) and said transparent portion.   
     
     
         2 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein said container is constituted by a box ( 2 ) obtained from a sheet of dinked and folded card material. 
     
     
         3 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein said tray ( 4 ) is constituted by thermoformed plastic material. 
     
     
         4 . The package according to  claim 3 , wherein said tray ( 4 ) is constituted by a single body of thermoformed plastic material, which identifies an annular array of said housings ( 6 ) along the peripheral region, a plane surface ( 8 ), of an annular shape, which is delimited by said array of housings ( 6 ), and a central gripping element ( 12 ), which constitutes said portion that the consumer can get hold of. 
     
     
         5 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein said container comprises a first opening ( 22 ) overlying said array of housings and configured for rendering accessible the product of a single housing ( 6 ) so that it can be taken out, and wherein said container ( 2 ) comprises a second opening ( 24 ) overlying said array of game indications (X) and configured for rendering visible from outside a number of indications of said array, preferably a single indication (X). 
     
     
         6 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein provided between said tray ( 4 ) and the surrounding walls of said container ( 2 ) is a gap or clearance, so that said tray will be free to turn with respect to said walls of said container. 
     
     
         7 . The package according to  claim 2 , wherein said at least one opening ( 22 ,  24 ), or said opening ( 22 ) and said transparent portion, and said shaped portion ( 12 ) are positioned at a top wall of said box ( 2 ), and wherein printed on the outer side of said wall are instructions regarding the rules of the game of said package. 
     
     
         8 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one opening ( 22 ,  24 ) or said opening ( 22 ) is closed by a removable covering element. 
     
     
         9 . The package according to  claim 2 , wherein said at least one opening ( 22 ,  24 ) or said opening ( 22 ) are initially closed by a tab ( 26 ) that is identified on said box ( 2 ) through a perforated line. 
     
     
         10 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein said tray ( 4 ) has a central gripping element ( 12 ) and said container has an opening ( 21 ) that enables said gripping element to project from said container, wherein said gripping element ( 12 ) and said opening ( 21 ) have corresponding circular profiles and are mutually engaged according to a rotatable coupling, so that said tray ( 4 ) will be coupled in a rotatable way to said container ( 2 ). 
     
     
         11 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein said array of game indications (X) is reproduced on a disk ( 14 ) that is applied on said tray ( 4 ) in a removable way. 
     
     
         12 . The package according to  claim 11 , which is provided with a plurality of disks presenting game indications, which can be applied on said tray in an interchangeable way.