CZ9902542A3 - Carton carrier with a handle - Google Patents

Abstract

A carton accomodating a plurality of articles, such as bottles, comprising a top (16, 26), a base (12, 30) and a pair of side walls (14, 28) interconnecting said top and base thereby forming a tubular structure, said top being provided with two spaced rows of apertures (54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) through which the top portions of said articles protrude and a carrying handle means (18, 20, 22) extending upwardly from said top characterised in that said handle means is located between said two rows of apertures and is off set from a plane disposed midway between said rows of apertures.

Description

Cardboard carrier with handle

The present invention relates to a cardboard carrier for carrying a plurality of articles, the component of which is an upright handle.

EP 0 456 448 discloses a cardboard carrier for holding a plurality of objects, such as bottles, comprising a portion, a base and a pair of sidewalls that connect the top and the base to form a cylindrical body with a handle erected from the top and locking tabs which secure the opposing panels in the lower portions of the handle and thereby hold it upright.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention and overcome or at least techniques.

its preferential modifications seek to reduce the problems of the prior art

One carton bottle, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a carrier for carrying a plurality of articles, e.g.

the part is the upper part, the base and the pair

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- repair casting of the side walls which connect the upper part and the base to form a cylindrical formation. At the top there are two separate rows of apertures through which the tops of the stored articles are inserted, and a handle which extends from the top of the carrier and is characterized by being positioned between the two rows of apertures and extending from a plane between the rows.

According to one optional feature of this aspect of the invention, the handle may comprise a pair of side-by-side panels to ensure an upright position of the handle. Preferably, the further component may comprise securing means which interconnects the lower portions of the handle and which prevent the handle panels from being separated from one another. More preferably, the components of the securing means may be a tab cut out from the connection of the top portion and one of the handle panels that is engaged in one of the apertures adjacent to the opposite handle panel.

According to a further optional feature of this aspect of the invention, the locking tab may be engaged in one of the holes in the top of the carton and held there by the top of one of the stored articles.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a carton blank for receiving a plurality of articles. The blank comprises a first base panel, a first side wall panel, a first top panel, first and second handle panels, a second top panel, a second side wall panel, and a second base panel, which are rotatably secured to each other. The first and second base panels are adapted to be coupled to form a cylindrical cardboard noxic, wherein the first and second handle panels constituting the erected handle are adapted to form a handle erected from the transverse center plane of the carrier in an assembled form.

According to an optional feature of this aspect of the invention, the first and second panels comprise a top portion of a plurality of apertures into which an upper portion of the articles stored therein can be inserted.

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According to another optional feature of this aspect of the invention, another component is a tab cut out from the connection of one of the top panels and one of the 2 handle panels adapted to engage one of said apertures cut out from the other panel of the top and form an upright handle.

Brief Overview of the drawings

An embodiment of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a carton blank to form a carrier according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an overall view showing the drawing of FIG. the middle part of the carrier with the handles erected.

Figure 3 is an overall view of the assembled carrier of the present invention, but one bottle is removed to provide a cross-tab.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Figure 1 shows a non-folded blank 12 of cardboard or other similar collapsible sheet material whose components are in the following order: base 12. first side panel 14, middle panel 15. first panel top 16, first handle panel 18. second • «• ft • ft ftft ftftft ft ftftft · ftft ·

- repair sheet handle panel 20. third handle panel 22. fourth handle panel 24, second panel top 26, middle panel 2Z, second side panel 28 and second base 30. All these parts are folded together along the transverse fold lines, respectively : 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44.

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The lower portions of the side panels 14 and 28 and the base panels 12 'are not described in detail as they are not directly related to the present invention and are well known in the art.

The portions of the bottle neck 114 (see Fig. 3) protrude for the bottle necks in the handle panels that form the upright handle H between the two rows of the bottles together.

When folding the billet to form the handle reinforcement panels 80 and 86 along and 88 against the handle panels 18. 20 fold the reinforcement panels 92 and 98 along and 10 against the Cum handle panel £ 8, 20 and 22.

The carriers are folded by bending lines £ 2 and 22. 24. Similarly, bending lines 90

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We then erect the handle panels 18 and 20 side by side out of the blank plane so that the hole / handles are more or less opposed. More precisely, the locking tabs 25, 60 and 70 are folded along the fold line 46 180 degrees against the top panel 26 Handle panels 18 and 20 are folded along the fold line 42 against the handle panels 22 and 24. The locking tabs 66, 68 and 70 are thus aligned against holes 54, 56 and 58.

The tabs are then connected to the aperture in such a way that the heads of the locking tabs 66, 68 and 70 appear in the apertures 54, 56 and 58 with the locking edges 66a. 68a and 70a in conjunction with the locking portions 54a. 56a and 58a.

The top panels 16 and 26 are bent out of engagement with the handle structure along the bend lines 38 and 46. The blank is then placed on the battery of the bottle to be packed, so that the handle H (see Fig. 3) formed from the handle panels 20, 22 and 24, is located between the two rows of bottles and protrudes from the plane between the two rows of openings.

At the time of adjusting the bottle neck openings above the respective bottles, the locking tab heads 66, 68 and 79 meet the respective path of movement between the cardboard blank and the rows of bottles. Above the bottle necks there are openings 54, 56 and 48. The cardboard blank is then put on the bottle neck, tilting the locking tabs 66, 68 and 70 out and placing them between the handle panel 18 and the adjacent neck • · • 0 0

- 6 bottles. In Figure 3, the first bottle is removed in close proximity to show the form of the locking tab 66. The handle panels XS and 24 are thus joined by the locking tabs 64, 72 and 70 so as to remain erect for use.

Raising the handle H from the median plane between the two rows of holes increases the pressure exerted on the locking tabs - that is, a particularly strong handle is required. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to carton with securing clips. The handle erected from the median plane between the two rows of openings can be used with cartons of this type even without securing clips. By using a similar centrally erected r-anchor, its strength can be increased.

To complete the assembly of the carrier in the form of Figure 3, fold the side walls 14 and 58 down and fold and secure the bases 1.2 and 30 under the bottom of the bottles. The gripping overlay S in Figure 2 is formed by folding the flaps of the two corresponding holes of the handle. Optionally, for convenience, bend the handle panels 50 and 55 along the bend line 40/44 to a substantially rectangular position (see Fig. 2). For convenience, the top of the handle may be above the bottle stoppers. However, for better storage, the handle panels 20 and 22 can be bent along the 40/44 bend line and scalded on the stoppers (see Fig. 3).

In the carrier arrangement described above, the strength of the handle is increased by the reinforcement panels 80, 80 and 92. 98.

The present invention and its preferred embodiment relate to an article carrier which, by its shape, provides sufficient strength to securely fit the bottles, but at the same time having sufficient flexibility so that the weight of the load acting on the handle is distributed throughout the carrier. Cut shape Reduces the amount of carton required to a minimum. The bottle battery can be stored in the carrier manually or the battery can be stored manually or in the carrier. · ··· ··· ··· · · · · · ····· · · · · · ···

- 7 automatically. We expect that the present invention is applicable to various types of carriers and is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

Claims (4)

PATENT CLAIMS Cardboard carrier with handles for storing a variety of objects such as bottles having a top, a base and a pair of side walls interconnecting the top and the base to form a cylindrical form of the carrier, at the top there are two rows of holes for mounting a handle portion including a handle opening that extends upwardly from the top portion, wherein the handle is disposed between the two rows of openings and extends from a plane in the middle of both rows of openings. 2. Cardboard carrier with handle according to Claim 1 c í 3 E that handle parts Yippee then pairs adjacent built sir1, which are rotatably connected, these the panels are at a distance from the top of the carrier and form an upright handle. A handle carrier according to claim 1, further comprising securing means which interconnect the lower portions of the handle so as to prevent separation of the pivot panel from each other. handles from their place Cardboard carrier with handles according to claim 1 5. A carton carrier comprising said securing means is a tab cut from a joint of the top portion and one of the handle panels, the tab being engaged in one of the apertures adjacent the opposite handle panel. a handle according to claim 4, characterized in that the ft ftftftft ftft ftft ftftftft ftftftft ftft ftft 0 ftft ftft ftft ftftft ftft ftft ftft ftft The repair sheet securing the tab is retained in one of the apertures in the upper portion where the upper portion of one of the stored objects is held. A carton blank for receiving a plurality of articles comprising a first base panel, a first side wall panel, a first top panel, a first and a second handle panel, a second top panel, a second side wall panel, and a second base panel which are in respectively, rotatably connected to each other, the first and second base panels may be connected to form a carrier having a cylindrical form, wherein the first and second handle panels to ν '/ form erect handles are adapted to erect of this handle from transverse medium plane of this blank. 7, Cut cardboard according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the components of the first and second panels of the upper portion are a plurality of openings into which the upper portions of the articles placed in the assembled carrier can be inserted. A carton blank according to claim 7. characterized in that the other component thereof is a tab cut out from the connection of one of the top panels and one of the handle panels, and in that the tab is adapted to engage one of the apertures cut from the remaining top panel to form a erect handles.