HK40025002A - Packaging and blank therefor - Google Patents

Description

Package and blank therefor

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a package made of cardboard, paper or the like, comprising a bottom wall and a top wall, at least a respective front wall and rear wall connecting the bottom wall and the top wall and intended to form end sides of the package, wherein the package is designed in the form of a prism along a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the bottom wall and the top wall, and further comprises at least a respective side flap hinged on the bottom wall and/or the top wall for laterally closing the package. The invention also relates to a blank for producing such a package.

Background

A large number of such packages are known. In particular, such packages are used for receiving, transporting and storing packaged or unpackaged free-flowing articles. The articles may be, for example, grains, corn flakes or other pourable and free-flowing food, or may also be washing powder or the like. However, it is also possible to store the liquid in the above-mentioned packaging in a suitable liquid-tight intermediate packaging. DE 202004011165U 1 discloses a powder-tight package for powdery articles. The known packaging is designed as a prismatic octagonal body. However, a disadvantage of this packaging of prismatic design is that, in addition to the top flaps, a plurality of dust flaps must also be formed in order to seal the top structure and/or the bottom structure. In particular, the corner regions of the top and/or bottom structure are additionally exposed to instability when subjected to compressive loads, for example when the packages are stored or stacked one on top of the other. This can lead to undesirable damage to the package. US 2011/111938 a1 and EP0468860 a1 disclose comparable cardboard packages and corresponding blanks. Similar packages and blanks are also disclosed in WO 2015/010726 a 1. However, the package disclosed herein, like the prior art packages described above, is a "right-up" prism formed along a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis extends parallel to the longitudinal direction of the front, rear and side walls. The longitudinal axis is therefore arranged perpendicular to the bottom or top surface.

For packages of the above type, which are designed as "lying" prismatic shapes, extending along longitudinal axes parallel to the bottom and top walls, the large bearing surface area of the bottom and top walls and the "lying" stacked arrangement, for example in sales racks, generate small compressive loads in the region of the respective base and top structures. However, such packages are only protected under insufficient protection against side wall loads, in particular when the package is stored or transported in an "upright" state, i.e. when the prismatic body is stored with its longitudinal axis in an upright vertical upright position.

Summary of The Invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a package of the type mentioned and a blank therefor which, in addition to a secure closure and a reliable covering in the region of the package side walls, ensures an increased loading stability of the package in said region, in particular during "upright" storage or transport of the package with the longitudinal axis in the upright, vertically upright position.

These objects are achieved by a package of the kind in question according to the features of claim 1 and a blank according to the features of claim 10. Advantageous configurations with advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the respective dependent claims, wherein an advantageous configuration of the package can be considered as an advantageous configuration of the blank and vice versa.

The package according to the invention, made of cardboard, paper or the like, comprises a bottom wall and a top wall, at least a respective front wall and rear wall, which connect the bottom wall and the top wall and serve to form the end sides of the package, wherein the package is designed in the form of a prism along a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the bottom wall and the top wall, and further comprises at least one respective side flap, which is hinged on the bottom wall and/or the top wall and serves to laterally close the package. Here, the at least one side flap is designed to rest at least partially on and project at least partially from one of the front and rear walls connecting the bottom and top walls in the closed position. The construction of the side flaps according to the invention ensures a safe closure and a reliable covering of those areas of the package comprising the front and/or rear wall and/or the respective bottom and top walls. Furthermore, the fact that the side flaps at least partly rest on one or more front and/or rear walls of the package results in an increased loading stability of the package in said areas. Thus, such packages can be easily stacked on top of each other with the longitudinal axis of the prism in an upright, vertically upright position, which is necessary and advantageous for e.g. dispensing on a tray. Furthermore, if appropriate, a thinner paperboard thickness than previously known packages may be used. This reduction in the amount of material used means that the package according to the invention has significant advantages in relation to costs. Furthermore, the side flaps are designed such that in the closed position they also at least partially protrude from the at least one front wall and/or rear wall on which they rest. The fact that the side flaps at least partially protrude beyond the front and/or rear wall and the corresponding dimensioning of the side flaps ensures that the front and/or rear end side of the package is reliably covered. When the package according to the invention is stored in an upright position, even possible compressive loads of said area do not cause the side flaps to be displaced from their resting position on the front and/or rear wall. "resting on the front and/or rear wall" is also understood to mean that the side flaps do not rest directly on the respective edges of the front and/or rear wall. The side flaps can thus also rest at least partially on the packaging elements which are hinged on the respective front and/or rear wall, for example dust flaps. The key factor is that the side flaps project from the respective front and/or rear wall. In addition, it has surprisingly been found that the package according to the invention makes it possible to greatly reduce the amount of material used, in particular paperboard material, during the manufacture of the package. Is dependent on

In a further advantageous configuration of the package according to the invention, the side flaps have a greater width a in their respective hinge regions on the bottom wall and/or top wall than the width b of the respective bottom wall and/or top wall in this region. As a result, it is ensured in a simple structural manner that the respective side flaps on the one hand rest on the respective front and/or rear wall or the respective plurality of front and rear walls and at least partially protrude beyond the respective front and/or rear wall or the respective plurality of front and rear walls. The loading stability of the package is improved, a secure closing of the package and the possibility of an automated process of erecting and filling the package. Furthermore, it is possible that the side flaps have at least one overhang in the non-hinged area, so that in the closed position of the package the side flaps at least partially protrude beyond at least one front or rear wall. In this case, an inactive nose portion may be formed at each of opposite ends of the overhang portion. Also in this way a secure closure of the package is ensured, while at the same time the dimensional stability is increased in said area of the package. It is also possible that on the at least one side flap the at least one dust flap is hinged in an area other than the overhang. Furthermore, a secure closure of the package is ensured in said area of the package.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the package according to the invention, the side flaps are designed such that, in the closed position, they completely or at least partially cover the area of the cross section of the package formed as a prism, which is formed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, formed by the front wall and/or the rear wall arranged at the end side. It is also possible to design the two side flaps separately such that in the closed position they cover completely or at least partially the area of the cross section of the package formed as a prism, which is formed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, formed by the front wall and/or the rear wall arranged at the end side. This ensures that the surface formed by the front or rear wall is reliably covered and closed by the side flaps, irrespective of the cross section of the package in the prismatic design.

In a further advantageous configuration of the package according to the invention, at least one tearable flap is formed in the top wall. As a result, the package can be easily opened.

In a further advantageous configuration of the package according to the invention, the cross section is of polygonal design, in particular of quadrangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, heptagonal, octagonal, nonagonal, decagonal or dodecagonal design, in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the package of the prismatic design package. However, other shapes, such as circular or a combination of circular and polygonal shapes, are also possible. In addition, it has surprisingly been found that the package according to the invention makes it possible to greatly reduce the amount of material used during the manufacture of the package, in particular the amount of paperboard material. Depending on the number of corners of the cross-section, the amount of material used can be reduced by 9% to 14%, while its volume remains constant with respect to conventional packages. This results in a reduction of about 9% in the amount of material used in the case of a generally pentagonal configuration in cross-section and about 14% in the case of an octagonal package.

The cross-section of the package may also be of triangular design. This embodiment may have independent inventive content. To form the triangular shape of the package, either the front wall or the rear wall is connected to a bottom wall and a top wall, which in turn are directly connected to each other. The at least one side flap hinged on the bottom wall and/or the top wall is designed here such that in the closed position it rests at least partially on the front wall or the rear wall and projects at least partially from the front wall or the rear wall. The construction of the side flaps according to the invention ensures a safe closure and a reliable covering of this area of the package. Furthermore, the fact that the side flaps at least partially rest on the front or rear wall leads to an increased loading stability of the package in said area. Thus, such packages can be easily stacked on top of each other with the longitudinal axis of the prism in an upright vertical upright position, which is necessary and advantageous for e.g. dispensing on a tray.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a blank for producing a package made of cardboard, paper or the like, which blank comprises a bottom wall element, a top wall element, a front wall element and a rear wall element, which elements are connected by fold lines and are intended for forming a package in the form of a prism in the folded state of the blank. The blank here comprises at least respective side flaps which are hinged on the bottom wall element and/or the top wall element. According to the invention, the at least one side flap is designed such that, in the folded state and in the closed position of the blank, the at least one side flap rests at least partially on the front wall element or the rear wall element connecting the bottom wall element and/or the top wall element and protrudes at least partially from the front wall element or the rear wall element connecting the bottom wall element and/or the top wall element. The one-piece form of the blank enables a low-cost production of the blank and the package. A blank of this design also ensures a secure closure and a reliable covering of the thus produced package in the area of the package comprising the front and/or rear wall elements and the respective bottom and top wall elements. Furthermore, the fact that the side flaps at least partly rest on the front and/or rear wall of the folded package results in an increased loading stability of the package in said areas. Thus, such packages can easily be stacked on top of each other with the longitudinal axis of the prism in a vertically upright position, which is necessary and advantageous for dispensing on a tray, for example. Furthermore, if appropriate, a thinner paperboard thickness may be used than in the case of previously known blanks and packages. The reduction in the amount of material used means that the packaging according to the invention has significant advantages in relation to costs. Furthermore, the side flaps are designed such that, even in the closed position of the folded package, they at least partially protrude beyond the at least one front wall and/or rear wall on which they rest. The fact that the side flaps at least partially protrude beyond the front and/or rear wall and the corresponding dimensions of the side flaps ensure that the front and/or rear end side of the package made from the blank is reliably covered. Even possible compressive loads of said areas do not cause the side flaps to be displaced from their resting position on the front and/or rear wall when the package is stored in the upright position.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the blank according to the invention, the side flaps have a greater width a in their respective hinge regions on the bottom wall and/or top wall element than the width b of the bottom wall element and/or top wall element in the aforementioned regions. As a result, it is ensured in a simple structural manner that, in the folded state of the blank and in the closed position of the package made from the blank, the respective side flaps on the one hand rest on the respective front and/or rear wall or on the respective plurality of front and rear walls and at least partially protrude from the respective front and/or rear wall or the respective plurality of front and rear walls. The package produced has an improved loading stability, a firm closure of the package and the process of erecting and filling the blank can be automated during the production of the package. Furthermore, it is possible that the side flap has at least one overhang in the non-hinged area, so that in the folded state of the blank and in the closed position of the package it at least partially protrudes from at least one front or rear wall. In this case, a stationary nose portion may be formed at each of opposite ends of the overhang portion. In this way too, a secure closure of the package made from the blank is ensured, while at the same time the dimensional stability is improved in said region of the folded package. It is also possible that on the at least one side flap the at least one dust flap is hinged in an area other than the overhang. Furthermore, a secure closure of the package produced from the blank is ensured in said area of the package.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the blank according to the invention, the side flaps are of substantially polygonal design, in particular of quadrangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, heptagonal, octagonal, nonagonal, decagonal or dodecagonal design. However, other shapes, such as circular or a combination of circular and polygonal shapes, are also possible. Triangular shapes are also possible. It is also possible to form at least one tearable flap in the top wall element. As a result, the package produced from the blank according to the invention can be easily opened.

Drawings

Further features of the invention can be taken from the claims, the exemplary embodiments and the reference figures. The features and combinations of features mentioned above in the description, and also the features which are improved in connection with the exemplary embodiments below, can be used not only in the combination specified in each case but also in other combinations without departing from the framework of the present invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a package according to the present invention;

fig. 2 shows another schematic view of the package according to fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic view of a blank according to the invention for the package according to fig. 1; and

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of a detail of the blank of FIG. 3;

fig. 5 shows a schematic view of a blank for a package according to another embodiment of the invention; and

fig. 6 shows a schematic view of a detail of the blank shown in fig. 5.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a package 10, in particular for storing and transporting packaged or unpackaged free-flowing articles. The articles may be, for example, grains, corn flakes or other pourable and free-flowing food products, or may be washing powder or the like. However, it is also possible to store the liquid in the package 10 in a suitable liquid-tight intermediate package. The package 10 has here a bottom wall 12 and a top wall 14, which are connected in each case by three connecting front and rear walls 22, 22', 22 ", 24', 24". The front and rear walls 22, 22', 22 ", 24', 24" here form the front and rear end sides 16, 18 of the package 10. It can be seen that the package 10 is designed to be prismatic along a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the bottom and top walls 12, 14. The cross-section 78 of the package 10 is generally of an octagonal design in a direction perpendicular to the transverse axis. In addition, the package 10 has in each case one side flap 26, 28, which side flap 26, 28 is hinged on the bottom and top walls 12, 14 and serves for laterally closing the package 10 (see also fig. 2). The package 10 also includes a total of four dust flaps 36 (see fig. 3), each of which is hinged to the front walls 22, 24 via fold lines 74, 76. The dust flaps 36 serve for laterally closing the package 10 in the region of the front and rear end sides 16, 18. Furthermore, the top wall 14 has a tear-off flap 20 which is delimited in the top wall 14 by respective perforation lines 38, 40. In the area of the adhesive flap 58, the tear flap 20 merges into a gripping flap 88, the adhesive flap 58 being hinged to the top wall 14 by the fold line 52, the gripping flap 88 being defined by the perforation lines 84, 86 formed in the adhesive flap 58. To facilitate opening of the tear flap 20, a cut line 80 is formed adjacent the fold line 52 and within the grip flap 88 for forming the pull tab 82. It can be seen that the pull tab 82 extends slightly beyond the outline of the prism of the package 10 and is therefore easy to grasp.

It is also evident that the side flaps 26, 28 are designed so that they rest partially on the front and rear walls 22', 22 ", 24', 24" connecting the bottom and top walls 12, 14 in the respective closed position (also compare with fig. 3) and project from the front and rear walls 22', 22 ", 24', 24" connecting the bottom and top walls 12, 14. To this end, the side flaps 26, 28 each have an overhang 44 in their respective corner region, which overhang 44 projects at least partially beyond the front and rear walls 22', 22 ", 24', 24" in the closed position of the package 10 shown. It will be apparent that at the opposite ends of the respective overhang 44, there are formed resting noses 30, 32, respectively. It is clear that the side flaps 26, 28 are designed such that, in the closed position of the package 10, they almost completely cover the area of the cross section 78 formed by the front and/or rear walls 22, 22', 22 ", 24', 24" arranged at the end sides. It is also apparent that the cross-section 78 is formed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L. However, according to other embodiments of the package 10, it is also possible to design the two or more side flaps respectively such that in the closed position they completely or at least partially cover the area of the cross section 78 formed by the front and rear walls 22, 22', 22 ", 24', 24" arranged at the end sides.

Further, it is apparent that dust flaps 36 are hinged to front wall 22 and rear wall 24 by fold lines 76, 74, respectively. The rear wall element 24' is hinged to the top wall 14 or the tearable flap 20 by a fold line 54. Side flaps 26, 28 are hinged to bottom wall 12 by fold lines 70, 72, respectively (see also fig. 2). Disposed parallel to fold lines 70, 72 is fold line 34. Via fold line 34, adhesive or insert flaps 26', 28 "are formed as sub-areas of the respective side flaps 26, 28, respectively. Furthermore, it is apparent from fig. 1 that the adhesive flap 58 is located on the front wall 22 "and is at least partially adhered thereto.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the front end side 16 is formed by front walls 22, 22', 22 "(see also fig. 3), the front walls 22, 22', 22" being connected to each other by respective fold lines 64, 66, 68. The wall 22 "is here connected to an adhesive flap 58. The rear end side 18 is formed by rear walls 24, 24', 24 ", which rear walls 24, 24', 24" are connected to the top wall 14 and the bottom wall 12 by respective fold lines (see also fig. 3).

Fig. 2 shows another schematic view of the package 10 according to fig. 1. Again, it can be seen that the overall octagonal configuration of package 10 lies horizontally on bottom wall 12. It is also clear that side flap 28 is connected to bottom wall 12 by fold line 22. The configuration of the overhang 44 and the bearing noses 30, 32 means that the package 10 is firmly closed and the stability is significantly improved in the region of the front and rear end sides 16, 18 of the package 10. It is clear that even in these areas deformations of the package 10 can be compensated to a certain extent without any problems. The overhang 44 or the bearing nose 30, 32 can compensate to some extent for the deformation in this region, but still rest on the respective front or rear wall 22', 22 ", 24', 24".

For a description of the remaining features shown in fig. 2, reference is made to the description relating to fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic view of a blank 50 of the package 10 according to fig. 1 or 2. The blank 50 comprises bottom, top, front and rear wall elements 12, 14, 22', 22 ", 24', 24", which are connected by fold lines 52, 54, 56, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 and are intended to form the package 10 in the form of a prism in the folded state of the blank 50 (see also fig. 1 and 2). It can be seen that the blank 50 includes respective dust flaps 36, the dust flaps 36 being hinged at the ends of the front wall member 22 and the rear wall member 24. Dust flaps 36 are hingedly connected to the front and rear wall members 22, 24 by respective fold lines 74, 76. In addition, an adhesive flap 58 is hinged to top wall member 14 by fold line 52.

It can be seen that the side flaps 26, 28 are designed such that in the folded state of the blank 50 and in the closed position of the package 10, the side flaps 26, 28 rest against the front and rear walls or front and rear wall elements 22', 22 ", 24', 24" and project from the front and rear walls or front and rear wall elements 22', 22 ", 24', 24". To achieve this, the side flaps 26, 28 have a greater width a in their respective hinge regions on the bottom and/or top wall elements 12, 14 than the width b of the bottom or top wall elements 12, 14 in said regions. This creates an overhang 44 in the non-hinged area of the side flap 26. Then, in the folded state of the blank 50 and in the closed position of the package 10, the respective overhang 44 projects beyond the front and rear walls 22', 22 ", 24', 24". In the exemplary embodiment, the side flaps 26, 28 are designed such that the side areas connecting the overhangs 44 rest only on the respective front and rear walls 22, 24 and project from the respective front and rear walls 22, 24.

Furthermore, it is apparent that in the exemplary embodiment shown, the side flaps 26, 28 together are of approximately octagonal design. Furthermore, it is clear that the side flaps 26, 28 have two sub-areas 26', 26 ", 28', 28", respectively. The first sub-regions 26', 28' are here connected to the bottom wall member 12 of the blank 50 by fold lines 70, 72 respectively. The respective second sub-region 26 ", 28" is hinged to the respective first sub-region 26', 28' by a fold line 34 extending parallel to the fold lines 70, 72. The second sub-regions 26 ", 28" can be designed here in the form of insertion and/or gluing flaps.

In addition, the top wall member 14 of the blank 50 has tear flaps 20 formed by the lines of perforation 38, 40. In the area of the adhesive flap 58, the tear flap 20 continues into a grasping flap 88 formed by the perforation lines 84, 86. To make it easier to open the tear flap 20, a pull tab 82 formed by means of a cut line 80 is used.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic view of a detail of the blank 50 shown in fig. 3. It is apparent that the side flaps 28 have overhangs 44 and inactive noses 30, 32, respectively, at their corner regions. To form the overhang 44, the cutting line defining the bearing noses 30, 32 and the overhang 44 projects into the region of the rear wall element 24 ″. This means that the cut line does not cut the fold line 72 connecting the bottom wall member 12 to the side flap 28. Further, it is apparent that the dust flap 26 is hinged to the rear wall element 24 by fold line 74 and that the rear wall element 24 is connected to the other rear wall element 24 "by fold line 60.

Fig. 5 shows a schematic view of a blank 50 of the package 10 according to another embodiment. The difference from the exemplary embodiment of the blank shown in fig. 3 is that this exemplary embodiment shows a blank 50 in which the dust flaps 36 are not hinged to the front or rear wall elements 22, 24, but are hinged to the non-hinged areas of the side flaps 26, 28 by respective fold lines 42, 46. The dust flap 36 may also serve as an insertion and/or adhesive flap in this case. It is apparent that the side flaps 26, 28 still have an overhang 44 with a corresponding support nose 30, 32. To form the overhang 44, the side flaps 26, 28 again have a width a in their respective hinge region on the bottom or top wall elements 12, 14 that is greater than the width b of the bottom or top wall elements 12, 14 in that region. With regard to the description of the other features shown in fig. 5, reference is made to the description relating to fig. 3.

Fig. 6 shows a schematic view of a detail of the blank 50 shown in fig. 5. It is apparent that, with this exemplary embodiment, the dust flap 36 is connected to the side flap 26 via fold line 42. To form the overhang 44 and the support arms 30, 32, the side flap 26 is again configured in its corner regions such that the cutting line delimiting the overhang 44 and also the support arms 30, 32 does not cut a fold line 70, the fold line 70 connecting the bottom wall element 12 to the side flap 26. Furthermore, it is clear that in the exemplary embodiment shown, the front wall element 22 has no side flaps, but is only delimited by the cutting lines 48.

Those exemplary embodiments of the package 10 and the blank 50 described in the above figures are intended to illustrate the basic principles of the present invention. In particular, a large number of packages of different designs are conceivable. Thus, the cross-section 78 of the prismatic design of the package 10 may be not only octagonal, but also of a quadrilateral, pentagonal, hexagonal, heptagonal, nonagonal, decagonal, undecamodal or dodecagonal design. However, other shapes, such as circular or a combination of circular and polygonal or triangular configurations are also possible.

The above-mentioned packages are designed in the form of folded boxes. As with the blanks concerned, they consist in particular of cardboard, paper, plastic or similar material.

Claims (15)

1. A package made of cardboard, paper or the like,

-comprising a bottom wall (12) and a top wall (14), at least respective front and rear walls (22, 22', 22 ", 24', 24") connecting said bottom and top walls (12, 14) and for forming end sides (16, 18) of the package (10), wherein said package (10) is designed in the form of a prism along a longitudinal axis (L) extending parallel to the bottom and top walls (12, 14), and

-further comprising at least one respective side flap (26, 28) hinged on the bottom and/or top wall (12, 14) and intended for laterally closing the package (10),

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the at least one side flap (26, 28) is designed to rest at least partially on one of the front or rear walls (22, 22', 24') connecting the bottom and top walls (12, 14) in the closed position and to project at least partially from the front or rear wall (22, 22', 24') connecting the bottom and top walls (12, 14).

2. The package as set forth in claim 1, wherein the package is,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the width (a) of the side flaps (26, 28) in their respective hinge regions on the bottom and/or top wall (12, 14) is greater than the width (b) of the bottom and/or top wall (12, 14) in said regions.

3. The package according to claim 1 or 2,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the side flaps (26, 28) have at least one overhang (44) in a non-hinged area such that in a closed position of the package (10) they protrude at least partially beyond at least one front or rear wall (22, 22', 22 ", 24', 24").

4. The package as set forth in claim 3, wherein,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

at opposite ends of the overhang (44) there are formed inactive noses (30, 32), respectively.

5. The package according to claim 3 or 4,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

at least one dust flap (36) is hinged in an area other than the overhang (44) on the at least one side flap (26, 28).

6. The package according to one of the preceding claims,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the side flaps (26, 28) are designed such that, in the closed position, they completely or at least partially cover the area of a cross section (78) of the packaging (10) formed as a prism, which is formed by a front and/or rear wall (22, 22', 24') arranged on the end side, wherein the cross section (78) is formed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (L).

7. The package according to one of claims 1 to 5,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the two side flaps (26, 28) are each designed such that, in the closed position, they completely or at least partially cover the region of a cross section (78) of the packaging (10) formed as a prism, which cross section (78) is formed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, formed by a front and/or rear wall (22, 22', 24') arranged on the end side.

8. The package according to one of the preceding claims,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

at least one tearable flap (20) is formed in the top wall (14).

9. The package according to one of the preceding claims,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the cross section (78) is of polygonal design, in particular quadrangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, heptagonal, octagonal, nonagonal, decagonal or dodecagonal design, in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the package (10) of the prismatic design package (10).

10. Blank for producing a package made of cardboard, paper or the like, comprising bottom, top, front and rear wall elements (12, 14, 22', 22 ", 24', 24") connected by fold lines (52, 54, 56, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68) and intended for forming said package in the form of a prism in the folded state of the blank (50), wherein said blank (50) comprises at least respective side flaps (26, 28) hinged on the bottom and/or top wall elements (12, 14),

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

at least one side flap (26, 28) is designed such that, in the folded state of the blank (50) and in the closed position of the package (10), it rests at least partially on a front or rear wall element (22, 22', 22 ", 24', 24") connecting at least the bottom and top wall elements (12, 14) and projects at least partially from the front or rear wall element (22, 22', 22 ", 24', 24") connecting the bottom and top wall elements (12, 14).

11. The blank according to claim 10, wherein the blank is,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the width (a) of the side flaps (26, 28) in their respective hinge regions on the bottom and/or top wall elements (12, 14) is greater than the width (b) of the bottom and/or top wall elements (12, 14) in said regions.

12. The blank according to claim 10 or 11,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the side flap (26, 28) has at least one overhang (44) in the non-hinged area, so that it at least partially protrudes from at least one front or rear wall element (22, 22', 22 ", 24', 24") in the folded state of the blank (50) and in the closed position of the package (10).

13. The blank according to claim 12, wherein the blank is,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

at least one dust flap (36) is hinged in an area other than the overhang (44) on the at least one side flap (26, 28).

14. The blank according to one of claims 10 to 13,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the side flaps (26, 28) are of substantially polygonal design, in particular quadrangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, heptagonal, octagonal, nonagonal, decagonal or dodecagonal design.

15. The blank according to claim 13, wherein the blank is,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

at least one tearable flap (20) is formed in the top wall element (14).