Ds Smith Packaging Limited

Mondelez UK R&d Limited

Ds Smith Packaging Deutschland Stifung & Co. Kg

James McDonald

Gert De Smedt

Fredrik Jacobsson

Erich Kreutzer

Andrew Thompson

A product tray () comprising a product pusher (), wherein the product pusher () is formed from a length of elastically stretchable fabric or material arranged to wrap behind and to the sides of products () contained within the tray () to apply a resilient bias force to the rear surface of those products () contained within the tray ().

Product pusher

The invention relates to a precut blank () consisting of a foldable material such as corrugated cardboard, paperboard or carton for producing automatically erectable packaging, in particular, a tray. The precut blank has a bottom () and hinged to it, two lateral panels (), a rear panel () and a front panel (), as well as two connecting flaps () hinged to the front panel () and two hinged to the rear panel (). According to the invention, an unstressed elastic element () is fastened at the connecting flaps () that are hinged to the front panel. Further, the invention relates to packaging erected from the precut blank ().

Blank and packaging produced therefrom

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Edwalton, United Kingdom

James McDonald