JP2001509760A - Packaging multipack with carrying handle - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] A carton for accommodating a plurality of articles such as bottles, comprising a top (16, 26), a bottom (12, 30), and a pair of side walls (14, 28) connecting the top and bottom. ), Thereby forming a cylindrical structure. The top is provided with a plurality of openings (54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) and carrying handle means (18, 20, 22). The openings are formed in two spaced rows, through which the top of the article protrudes. The handle means extends upward from the top. The carton is characterized in that the handle means is located between two rows formed by the openings and is offset from a center plane between the rows of openings.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION                  Packaging multipack with carrying handle   The present invention includes a carrying handle that houses a plurality of articles and is raised up. Wraparound type carton.   According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a carton for containing a plurality of articles, such as a bottle. You. The carton has a top, a bottom, and a pair of side walls connecting the top and bottom. , Thereby forming a cylindrical structure. On the top, two rows separated A plurality of apertures formed and carrying handle means are provided. From the opening Is such that the top of the article protrudes. Is the handle means the top Extending upward. In this carton, the handle means is formed by the opening. It is characterized in that it is located between two rows and displaced from the center plane between the aperture rows. It is a sign.   According to an additional feature of this aspect of the invention, the carrying handle means further comprises: It can have a pair of adjacent panels foldably connected to each other. The pair of panels are raised upwards away from the top of the carton. Form a handle. Further, the carrying handle means is provided below the carrying handle means. To connect the parts to each other so that the connection part of both handle panels does not separate Can be provided. The restraining means includes the top and the two handles. A tab cut out from the junction with one of the panels, the tab being the other hand Engages with one of the openings formed proximate the panel.   According to another additional feature of an aspect of the present invention, the tab (locking tab) is attached to the top. Hooked into one of the openings formed in the part and secured by the top of one of the articles You can also carry it.   In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a carton blank for containing a plurality of articles. Is done. The carton blank has a first bottom panel, a first side wall panel, A first top panel, first and second handle panels, and a second top panel; A second side wall panel and a second bottom panel that are foldably connected to each other. Consisting of Cart having a tubular structure in which the first and second bottom panels are connected to each other And the first and second handle panels are raised upward. Form a handle. The apex of this handle is separated from the first and second top panels. And is offset from a central plane across the blank.   According to an additional feature of this aspect, the handle panel is locked by restraining means. Can be locked. This restraint means is provided below the first and second handle panels. Of the handlebars, which are provided at or near the part, are bent. To prevent   Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.   Figure 1 is a plan view of a carton blank forming a carton according to the present invention;   FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a central part of a carton provided with a handle raised up.   FIG. 3 shows a completed carton according to the invention in one of the locking tabs. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where one bottle is removed.   Referring to the drawings, in particular, as shown in FIG. 1, a paper board or similar fold. Elongated blanks 10 formed from a bendable sheet material are arranged in series. A bottom structure 12, a first side panel 14, an intermediate panel 15, and a first top panel. , A first handle panel 18, a second handle panel 20, and a third A handle panel 22, a fourth handle panel 24, a second top panel 26; , An intermediate panel 27, a second side panel 28 and a second bottom structure 30; These are the folding lines 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 , 50, 52 are connected so as to be sequentially bendable.   The bottom of the side panels 14, 28 forming the bottom structure 12, 30 and the bottom The tunnel is not directly related to the present invention and has a well-known structure in the art. The details about this are omitted.   Three of the openings 54, 56, 58 which are spaced apart from each other and lined up The neck of the bolt projects from the top panel 16. Each of these openings And lock portions 54a, 56a, 58a are formed near the lower portion of the handle panel 18. Shape. Similarly, the openings 60, Three bottles received in 62, 64 also partially protrude from top panel 26 You. However, these openings 60, 62 and 64 do not have the lock portions as described above. .   Locking tabs 66, 68, 70 are cut out of handle panel 24, and It is connected to the lower end of the handle panel 18 so as to be able to be bent along the bending line 46. I have. Each of these locking tabs has a D-shaped locking head, The locking head has locking edges 66a, 68a, 70a, respectively. .   Handle openings 72, 74 are formed in both handle panels 20, 22, respectively. These openings have cushion flaps 76 and 78, respectively.   A reinforcement panel 80 is located adjacent to the handle panels 18,20. This supplement The strong panel 80 is connected to the handle panel 20 along a fold line 82. The reinforcing panel 80 is positioned at one of the side edges of the handle panel 18 from the folding line 40. Are separated from the handle panel 18 by a cutting line 84 extending therefrom. hand A reinforcement panel 86 is located adjacent to the panel 22, 24. This reinforcement panel 86 is connected to the handle 22 along a fold line 88. This reinforcement panel 86 is a cut line 89 extending from the fold line 44 to the side edge of the handle panel 24. Thus, it is separated from the handle panel 24. These reinforcing panels 80 and 86 Bendably connected by a fold line 90 along a side edge shared by both parties I have.   A reinforcement panel 92 is positioned adjacent to the other side edge of the handle panels 18,20. It is location. The reinforcing panel 92 is moved along the folding line 94 along the handle panel 20. It is connected to the. The reinforcing panel 92 is moved from the folding line 40 to the handle panel. 18 is separated from the handle panel 18 by a cutting line 96 extending to the side green. You. A reinforcing panel 98 is provided adjacent to the other side edge of the handle panels 22 and 24. positioned. The reinforcing panel 98 is provided along the folding line 100 along the handle panel. 22 is connected to bendable. The reinforcing panel 98 is provided at the folding line 44. The handle panel 2 is cut by a cutting line 102 extending from the handle panel 24 to the side edge of the handle panel 24. It is disconnected from 4. These reinforcing panels 92 and 102 are shared by both sides. Are connected by a bending line 104 so as to be bendable.   Optionally, openings 110, 112 are common to reinforcing panels 80, 86 and 92, 98 It is cut from the edge, so that the fold line 42 is interrupted. This As described below, it is easier to hold the carton during assembly. I have.   To complete the carrying device of the present invention shown in FIGS. And sticking operation is required. Folding operations are limited to those described below. However, it can be appropriately changed depending on the manufacturing conditions.   Thus, this blank is a set of six bottles in two rows, three in each row. , With the necks 114 of the bottles as shown in FIG. Two handle panels forming a handle H rising up between the rows of bottles. Protruding from the neck receiving opening of the handle.   To attach this carton blank to the bottle, handle reinforcement panel 80 , 86 are folded from the folding lines 82, 88, respectively, and the handle panel 1 8, 20, and 22, 24. Similarly, the reinforcing panels 92 and 98 are folded. The handle panels 18, 20, and 22, which are bent from the bending lines 94, 100, 24.   Thereafter, the handle panels 18 and 20 stand close to each other from the blank. And the handle openings are aligned. Especially for locks Tabs 66, 68, and 70 are bent 180 degrees from fold line 46 to provide a top panel. 26. Handle panels 18 and 20 are bent from bending line 42 And overlaid on the handle panels 22 and 24, respectively. This locks Tabs 66, 68, 70 correspond to openings 54, 56, 58, respectively.   Each tab is then engaged with each opening. At this time, each locking tab 66, 68, 7 0 locks the locking edges 66a, 68a, 70a with the locking portions 54a, 5a. 6A and 58A, the viewer can look through the openings 54, 56 and 58.   The top panels 16 and 26 are folded along the folding line 38 from the state where they are aligned with the handle structure. , 46. This blank is then attached to the bottle assembly to be packed. Be killed. At this time, a handle formed by the handle panels 18, 20, 22, 24 is used. The dollar H is, as shown in FIG. 3, between the two rows of the bottle, in the middle of the opening row. Are arranged in a state of being offset from the plane located at.   In this position, the neck of the bottle received in each opening has its own associated top. Section, and the head of the locking tab 66, 68, 70 is To prevent relative movement between the ink bottle and the row of bottles, so that the neck of the bottle has openings 54, 56, 58. This carton blank is then Of the locking tabs 66, 68, 70 outwards It is shifted and is located between the handle panel 18 and the adjacent bottle neck. In FIG. 3, one of the ends of the front row of bottles is removed, and the locking tab 66 is set to the normal position. The arrangement is shown. As described above, the handle panels 18 and 24 are provided with the locking tabs 66. , 68, 70 to keep each other virtually upright during use .   Locked by the handle H being offset from the center plane between the opening rows It is understood that the stress generated in the tub is reduced, and excellent handle strength is obtained. Will. Also, if a person skilled in the art, It should be understood that it is not limited to use. In fact, "off-c (entre) handle also applies to cartons of this type that do not have locking tabs. Can be Handle by using "off center" handle The strength can be improved.   The carton is completed as shown in FIG. This includes the side walls 14.28 And the bottom structures 12, 30 laid on top of each other below the bottom of the bottle Keep it in a state. The cushion structures S for hands as shown in FIG. Between the two handle openings. This cushion structure has two It is formed by a flap that is in a state of overlapping with the handle panel. As appropriate The handle panels 20 and 22 are substantially perpendicular to the folding line 40/44 as shown in FIG. It is folded, which improves the user's feeling of use. For convenience, Han The top of the dollar is located above the cap of each bottle. Therefore, when stacking The handle panels 20, 22 are bent from the fold line 40/44, and It is placed on the bottle cap C as shown in FIG.   In the configuration described above, the strength of the handle is increased by the reinforcing panels 80, 86, 92, 98. Is further enhanced. Thus, the present invention and its preferred embodiments relate to an article carrier. The carrying device is strong enough to hold multiple bottles securely. However, so that the load transmitted to the handle is absorbed by the carrying device, It also has some flexibility. This blank shape allows The amount of paperboard is minimal. This handheld device can be hand- Alternatively, it can be automatically attached by a machine. The present invention is applied to various portable devices It is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

[Procedure for Amendment] Article 184-8, Paragraph 1 of the Patent Act [Submission Date] April 9, 1998 (1998.4.9) [Contents of Amendment] Description Packaging Multipack with carrying handle Relates to a wraparound type carton containing a plurality of articles and having a carrying handle raised up. European Patent Document EP 0 456 448 includes a top portion, a bottom portion, a and a pair of side wall portions that connect these top and bottom to form a tubular structure, housing a plurality of articles such as bottles carton Has been disclosed. The carton and carrying a handle extending upwardly from said top, lock that restrains the panel to each other facing each other in the lower part of the 該携row handle to maintain the upright for use handles for該携line And a tab . The present invention and its preferred embodiments address all or at least some of the problems with the prior art described above . According to one aspect of the present invention, a carton for containing a plurality of articles, such as a bottle, is provided. The carton has a top, a bottom, and a pair of side walls connecting the top and bottom, thereby forming a tubular structure. The top is provided with a plurality of openings formed in two spaced rows and a carrying handle structure . The top of the article protrudes from the opening. The handle structure includes a hand-held opening extending upwardly from the top. The carton, the handle structure is located between the two rows of the openings forms and that are disposed offset from the central plane between the opening row. According to an additional feature of this aspect of the invention, the handle structure can further include a pair of adjacent panels foldably connected to each other. The pair of panels form a handle that is raised up off the top of the carton. Preferably, the handle structure may have a fixing means for connecting the lower parts of the handle structure to each other so that the connection portions of both handle panels are not separated. More preferably, the fixing means includes a tab cut out from a junction between the top and one of the handle panels, and the tab is engaged with one of the openings formed near the other handle panel. Combine. According to another additional feature of an aspect of the present invention, the tab (locking tab) is adapted to hook into one of the openings formed in the top and to be retained by an upper portion of one of the articles. You can also. In another aspect of the present invention, a carton blank for containing a plurality of articles is provided. The carton blank includes a first bottom panel, a first side wall panel, a first top panel, first and second handle panels both having a handheld opening, a second top panel, A second side wall panel and a second bottom panel foldably connected to each other. It said first and second bottom panels can be connected to each other, whereby the tubular structure carton is formed. Here, the first and second handle panels for forming a falling rose handle handle is arranged so as to be offset from the central plane of the carton in an assembled state. According to an additional feature of this aspect of the present invention, the first and second top panel is provided with an opening of several. These openings can each accept a top portion of the retained by the assembled carton article. According to a further additional feature of this aspect of the present invention further comprises a tab cut out from the junction of one of the handle panel and the top panel sac Chino one. The tab is adapted to engage one of the openings cut from the other top panel to form an upright handle . Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a carton blank forming a carton according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a central part of a carton with a handle raised up; FIG. 3 is a completed carton according to the present invention; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which one bottle is removed to show one of the locking tabs. Referring to the drawings, and particularly as shown in FIG. 1, an elongate blank 10 formed from a paper board or similar foldable sheet material includes a bottom structure 12 arranged in series and a first side panel 14. , An intermediate panel 15, a first top panel 16, a first handle panel 18, a second handle panel 20, a third handle panel 22, a fourth handle panel 24, a second top panel. It comprises a panel 26, an intermediate panel 27, a second side panel 28 and a second bottom structure 30, which are fold lines 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, They are connected so as to be able to bend sequentially along 50 and 52. The lower portions of the side panels 14 and 28 and the bottom panels forming the bottom structures 12 and 30 are not directly related to the present invention and have a well-known configuration in the art, and thus, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The necks of the three bolts received in the openings 54, 56, 58 spaced apart and side by side project from the top panel 16. Each of these openings is shaped to form a lock portion 54a, 56a, 58a near the lower portion of the handle panel 18. Similarly, three bottles, also spaced apart and side by side, received in openings 60, 62, 64 partially project from top panel 26. However, these openings 60, 62, 64 do not have the lock portions as described above. Locking tabs 66, 68, 70 are cut out of the handle panel 24 and are connected to the lower end of the handle panel 18 so as to be foldable along a fold line 46. Each of the locking tabs has a D-shaped locking head, each of which has a locking edge 66a, 68a, 70a, respectively. The handle panels 20, 22 are formed with handle openings 72, 74, respectively, which have cushion flaps 76, 78, respectively. A reinforcement panel 80 is located adjacent to the handle panels 18,20. The reinforcing panel 80 is connected to the handle panel 20 along a folding line 82. The reinforcing panel 80 is separated from the handle panel 18 by a cutting line 84 extending from the folding line 40 to one of the side edges of the handle panel 18. A reinforcement panel 86 is located adjacent to the handle panels 22,24. This reinforcing panel 86 is connected to the handle 22 along a folding line 88. This reinforcing panel Claims 1. A top portion, a bottom portion, and a pair of side walls connecting the top portion and the bottom portion, whereby a cylindrical structure is formed, and the top portion has a plurality of openings and a hand-held opening, and is provided with An extended carrying handle structure is provided, and the openings are formed in two spaced rows, the tops of the articles are configured to project from these openings , and the handle structure is formed of two rows formed by the openings. located between and comprising disposed offset from the central plane between the opening sequence, carton for accommodating a plurality of articles such as bottles. 2. In carton of claim 1, wherein said handle structure further characterized by having a pair of adjacent panels to form a handle which is raised upward foldably connected to one another away from the top of the carton carton. 3 . 3. The carton according to claim 2 , further comprising fixing means for connecting lower portions of the carrying handle structure to each other so that the connecting portions of both handle panels are not separated. 4 . 4. The carton of claim 3 , wherein the securing means includes a tab cut from the junction of the top and one of the handle panels, the tab being provided with an opening formed adjacent the other opposing handle panel. Carton characterized by engaging with one. 5 . 5. The carton of claim 4 , wherein the locking tab engages one of the openings formed in the top and is retained in the opening by an upper portion of one of the articles. . 6 . A carton blank for containing a plurality of articles, comprising a first bottom panel, a first side wall panel, a first top panel, and first and second handle panels each having a handheld opening. And a second top panel, and a second side wall panel and a second bottom panel foldably connected to each other, wherein the first and second bottom panels can be connected to each other , together thereby forming a carton of tubular structure, wherein for forming the upstanding handle first and second handle panels, the handle is arranged to be shifted middle section or al of the carton assembled condition Carton blank characterized by being done . 7 . 7. The carton blank of claim 5 or 6, wherein the first and second top panels include a plurality of openings that can each receive a top of an article held by the assembled carton. Cart Nburanku characterized by. <8 . In carton blank according to claim 7, further comprising a tab cut out from the junction of one single bract the handle panel of said top panel, said tabs, in order to form an upstanding handle, the other of the top Katonbu ranks, characterized in that it is configured for one engaging of the previous SL openings cut out from the panel.

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Claims (1)

[Claims]   1. A top portion, a bottom portion, and a pair of side walls connecting the top portion and the bottom portion, This forms a cylindrical structure, and the top has a plurality of openings and Carrying handle means extending in the direction, said openings are formed in two rows separated from each other. And the top of the article is projected from these openings, such as a bottle A carton containing a plurality of articles,   The handle means is located between the two rows formed by the openings and is located between the rows of the openings. A carton characterized by being offset from the central plane.   2. 2. The carton of claim 1, wherein the carrying handle means further comprises: Stand apart from the top of the carton and bendably connected to each other and rise up A pair of adjacent panels forming a defined handle, and under the carrying handle means. To connect the handle parts to each other so that the connection parts of both handle panels do not separate. Restraining means for connecting the top and one of the handle panels. And a tab cut out from the section, and the tab is close to the other opposing handle panel. A carton for engaging one of the openings formed in contact.   3. 3. The carton according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the locking tab is provided on the top of the carton. And hooks with one of the openings formed in the part, and the upper part of the one of the articles A carton characterized by being held in an opening.   4. A carton blank for containing a plurality of articles, the carton blank comprising a first bottom package. Panel, a first side wall panel, a first top panel, and first and second handle panels. , A second top panel, and a second side wall panel foldably connected to each other. And a second bottom panel, wherein the first and second bottom panels are in contact with each other. By forming a carton having a cylindrical structure by being continued, the first and second The handle panel forms an upwardly raised handle, the apex of which is A central plane spaced from the first and second top panels and across the blank; Carton blank characterized by being deviated from.   5. 4. The carton blank according to claim 3, wherein the handle panel includes a front panel. The first and second bundle panels are provided with restraining means provided at or near the lower part of the bundle panel. The handle panels are bent by the restraining means. A carton blank characterized in that it is prevented from being opened.   6. Depicted in the accompanying drawings or described in the specification with reference to the accompanying drawings Blank shown in FIG.   7. Depicted in the accompanying drawings or described in the specification with reference to the accompanying drawings Carton shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.