DE2331839A1 - Decorative conversion kit for plastic containers - adhesive covering material and range of accessory components - Google Patents

Abstract

The kit is intended to enable empty plastic bottles and similar containers to be made into decorative useful articles such as bowls, vases, candlesticks, etc. Unwanted parts of the container such as screw top necks, handles or parts of the sides are cut away. Suitable cutting lines can be incorporated during container manufacture if the conversion kits are intended to be issued as free gifts. The covering material such as leather or similar material is applied in shaped sections. Finishing accessories consist of feet, stands, lids or candle holders. The design is intended to promote sales of the original contents and to find a new use for otherwise wasted containers.

Description

Johann Josef Valerius, 476 Werl, ünnaerstraße 8

"Jewelry vessel"

The invention is directed to a decorative vessel of any kind, e.g. a flower vase, bowls for holding fruit or nuts and the like

The object of the invention is to make such vessels easily accessible to everyone designed to be producible and at the same time to the disposal or recycling of difficult-to-destroy plastic packaging containers, for example for detergents or the like.

This object is achieved for the production of a jewelry vessel according to the invention in that it consists of a core from a used one or emptied plastic packaging container or parts thereof and one matched to the dimensions of the core coating, preferably made of leather or synthetic leather. As is recognizable, a very practical and elegant jewelry vessel can be created by such a design, as this through remove the core from an emptied plastic packaging container

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sufficient rigidity, strength and tightness - the latter for example when used as a flower vase - and the coating, which is matched to the dimensions of the core, creates an attractive one Provides external, in particular the advertising imprints normally found on such plastic packaging containers covered.

In a further embodiment of the invention, it is particularly advantageous if the plastic packaging container is provided with embossed or other marking lines, along which for the desired Jewelry vessel not usable container parts, such as screw openings o. The like. Can be cut away. Such a prior preparation of the plastic packaging container can be for the manufacturer and Offer sellers of the same an additional incentive, especially if the relevant packaging container covers are kept ready as so-called add-ons, which are provided when evidence of the purchase of a certain number of packaging containers be delivered with content of the relevant species. For example could here as proof of the purchase of a correspondingly large number of filled packaging containers, the sending of the anyway Serve for the production of the jewelry vessel cut away container parts, or together with the filled packaging container delivered vouchers, appendices or the like.

Depending on the type of jewelry vessel in question, it is advisable to use the to train coating in several parts.

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Furthermore, the coating or individual parts thereof can be on his The back can be provided with a self-adhesive layer, which, as usual, is covered with a protective film until use.

Finally, for the production of certain vessels, additional parts such as feet, candle shells or the like can be provided which are connected with the cover can be kept ready.

The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing, for example. This shows in a perspective view

Fig. 1 shows a plastic packaging container with embossed lines for Cutting away unneeded container parts,

FIG. 2 shows one formed from a part of the packaging container according to FIG. 1 and a matching cover and additional parts Jewelry container according to the invention,

3 shows a completely different part of the packaging container according to FIG Fig. 1 together with a cover formed jewelry container according to the invention,

¹ I shows a differently designed plastic packaging container with embossed lines for cutting away container parts that are not required, and in

5 shows a jewelry container formed from parts of the packaging container according to FIG. 4 together with a cover according to FIG the invention.

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An emptied plastic packaging container shown in FIG. 1 1 with the usual advertising imprint is with a number of Embossed lines 2 provided, along which the container in question can be cut into several parts with a sharp knife, and although in an upper inverted tub-like vessel 3 with a side beak-like attachment, a lower bowl-like vessel 4 and a container part 5 lying in between.

Fig. 2 shows a using the upper container part 3 inclusive Closure screw 6 manufactured jewelry vessel, the container part in question 3 with suitably cut cover parts 7 has been covered, in the present case the connection of the individual parts by connecting seams indicated in FIG came about. The vessel is also provided with a stand 8 and a candle holder 9 so that an overall appealing vessel in the style of an old oil lamp.

Fig. 3 shows a jewelry vessel again that using the shell-shaped packaging container part 4 as well as matching Cover parts 7 is formed, which are also connected to one another by connecting seams. Such a shell can, for example to store fruit, nuts or the like. In the case of such an open vessel, a coating can naturally be both be provided on the inside as well as on the outside. The intermediate part 5 of the container 1 is no longer in the present case recovered.

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Fig. 4 shows another emptied plastic packaging container la with advertising label and embossed line 2a, along which a container part 11 enclosing a pouring spout 10 can be cut away. The remainder of the container is used to manufacture the one shown in Fig. reproduced jewelry container used, in which case the vessel should serve as a flower vase, then preferably no coating is provided on the inside, while on the outside it is again suitable cut cover parts 7a with one another by means of connecting seams are connected.

Of course, the exemplary embodiments described are multiple Modify respect without departing from the spirit of the invention. In particular, it can be seen that any shape Packaging containers and coatings adapted to these or any parts thereof can be used, the latter of which is made of any suitable one Material can exist and also in any suitable manner, for example by gluing with the plastic packaging container or parts of the same can be connected. Also other refinements and additional parts or embellishments are possible, for example edge rivets or the like.

Expectations :

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Claims (5)

- Ό- Expectations : (1st jewelry vessel, marked by a core from a used th or emptied plastic packaging container (1,1a) or parts the same and a coating (7,7a), preferably made of leather or synthetic leather, which is matched to the dimensions of the core. 2. jewelry vessel according to claim 1, characterized in that the Plastic packaging container (1,1a) is provided with embossed lines (2,2a) or the like, along which the desired vessel is not usable container parts (5, 11) can be cut away. 3. jewelry vessel according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the coating (7,7a) is constructed in several parts. 4. jewelry vessel according to claim 1 or one of the following, characterized in that that the coating or individual parts thereof is provided on its back with a self-adhesive layer. 5. jewelry vessel according to claim 1 or one of the following, characterized by additional parts such as feet (8), candle shells (9) or the like. 409883 / Ü103