CA1269072A - Handle structure for wraparound carrier - Google Patents
Handle structure for wraparound carrierInfo
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- CA1269072A CA1269072A CA000503478A CA503478A CA1269072A CA 1269072 A CA1269072 A CA 1269072A CA 000503478 A CA000503478 A CA 000503478A CA 503478 A CA503478 A CA 503478A CA 1269072 A CA1269072 A CA 1269072A
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- Prior art keywords
- handle
- top panel
- handle openings
- openings
- panels
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D71/06—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers
- B65D71/12—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank
- B65D71/36—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank having a tubular shape, e.g. tubular wrappers, with end walls
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00129—Wrapper locking means
- B65D2571/00135—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper
- B65D2571/00141—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper glued
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00333—Partitions, i.e. elements contacting a major part of each aarticle or extending across the whole length of the wrapper
- B65D2571/00339—Partitions, i.e. elements contacting a major part of each aarticle or extending across the whole length of the wrapper extending from the upper or lower wall
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00555—Wrapper opening devices
- B65D2571/00561—Lines of weakness
- B65D2571/00574—Lines of weakness whereby contents can still be carried after the line has been torn
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00648—Elements used to form the wrapper
- B65D2571/00654—Blanks
- B65D2571/0066—Blanks formed from one single sheet
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00709—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element
- B65D2571/00722—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element tubular with end walls, e.g. walls not extending on the whole end surface
- B65D2571/00728—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element tubular with end walls, e.g. walls not extending on the whole end surface the end walls being closed by gluing
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- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Cartons (AREA)
- Casings For Electric Apparatus (AREA)
- Fittings On The Vehicle Exterior For Carrying Loads, And Devices For Holding Or Mounting Articles (AREA)
- Steering Devices For Bicycles And Motorcycles (AREA)
- Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
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Abstract
Abstract A wrap-around carrier for transporting a plurality of beverage containers and including a drop-down partition for separating containers is provided with an improved, handle reinforcement section to provide at least double ply thickness in all areas surrounding the handle openings.
Description
307~_ I~PROV~D HANDLE STRUCTURE FOR WRAPAROUND CARRI~R
~ACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention The present invention is generally directed to a wrsp-around carrier for carryin~ a plurality of beverage containers. In particular the invention is directed to a reinforced handle structure for such a carrier in which a drop-down partition is formed from a portion of the inner top panel.
Brief DescriPtion of the ~rawin~s Fig. 1 is a plan view of the carrier blank of the present invention;
Fip. 2 is a view of the inside of the adhesively bonded top panels of a prior art carrier; and Fig. 3 is a view of the inside of the adhesively bonded top panels of the carrier of the present invention.
Description of the Prior Art Carriers with drop-down partitions formed from the inner top panel of the carrier have been in commercial use for a number of years as illustrated by ~.S. Patent Nos. 4,043,095, and 4,155,449.
One problem associated with such carriers is that, in using one of the layers of paperboard to form the drop-down partition, only a sin~le ply of paperboard was left in some areas surroundin~ the handle. These are the areas in which tearing and failure are most likely to occur. Heavier paperboard has been used in an attempt to overcome this problem. However, heavier paperboard is more expensive and the entire carrier must be made of the heavier paperboard when it may not be needed on most of the carrier except for the handle area.
Fi~ure 2 of this application illustrates the handle structure of a carrier which has been marketed prior to the present invention. In that carrier, the desi~n allows for double or triple ply thicknesses in some areas around the handle openings. However, other areas around the handle openin~s are only of a sin~le ply thickness. As lon~ as this carrier was fabricated from paperboard of a sufficient thickness it performed satisfactorily. However, to reduce the cost of the packa~e and make the packa~e commercially more competitive, it is desirable to fabricate such carriers from as .
1~913';1 li~ht a weight paperboard as possible without losing the desired performance characteristics of the carrier.
It is an object of the present invention to enable carriers with drop-down partitions of the type described above to be made out of lighter wei~ht paperboard without adversely affecting the performance characteristic of the carrier. In fact the use of the present invention has permitted these carriers to be made from 24 point paperboard when carriers usin~ a handle structure such as that illustrated in Figure 2 of this application were made from 27 point paperboard.
SummarY of the Invention The present invention accomplishes the above objectives by providing a reinforced handle structure which provides at least a double thickness of paperboard at critical stress areas adjacent the handle openin~s in the carrier top. A handle reinforcement section is provided adjacent the handle openin~s to provide the double ply thickness. The present invention and the advanta~es of the invention will be more apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanyin~ drawings.
Description of the Preferred Embodiment Fi~. 1 illustrates the blank 10 of the present invention which may be folded and adhesively bonded together to form a carrier. The blank 10 comprises a bottom panel 14, side panels 16 and 18, outer top panel 20, inner top panel 22, and end panels 24, 24', 26, 26', 28, 28' and 30, 30'.
The outer top panel 20 includes a pair of elon~ated, spaced-apart handle openin~s 32 and 34 provided with handle tabs 36 and 38. Handle openin~ 32 and handle tab 36 are defined by a die cut 40 and a fold line 42. Handle openin~ 34 and handle tab 38 are defined by a die cut 44 and a fold line 46. The handle tabs 36 and 38 are hingedly attached to the outer top panel 20 alon~ the fold lines 42 and 46 respectively~
3';'~, The inner top panel 22 includes a pair of elongated, spaced-apart handle openings 48 and 50, a drop-down portion 52 and a handle reinforcement section 54. The handle opening 48 and handle tab 56 sre defined by a die cut 58 and fold line 60. The handle opening 50 and reinforcement tab 62 are defined by die cut 64 and fold line 66.
The drop-down portion 52 comprises 8 main partition portion 68 and a pair of connecting strips 70 and 72. The connecting strips 70 and 72 are hingedly joined to the inside top panel 22 alon~ fold lines 74 and 76 which are alignsd with the transverse centerlines of handle openings 48 and 50. Die cuts 73 and 75 along with die cut 78 define drop-down portion 52 from top panel 22.
The handle reinforcement section 54 of the inner top panel 22 is defined in part and adjacent the handle openings 48 and 50 by die cuts 58 and 64 which also define the inner edge portions of partition straps ~70, 72). The remaining edge nf the handle reinforcement section 54 is defined by a generally U-shaped die cut 78 which also defines a major portion of the upper edge of the main partition portion 68. The width of the hantle reinforcement section 54 is equal to the distance between the outer edges of the handle openings 48 and 50 so that the reinforcement section 54 e~tends across the entire width of each of the handle openin~s 48 and 50.
Prior art reinforcement such as that shown in U.S. Patent No.
4,043,095 extended only across a portion of the width of the handle openin~s.
When the blank 10 is formed into a carrier 12, the outer and inner top panels 20 and 22 are adhesively bonded together as shown in Fig. 3. As shown in Fi~. 3, the outer top panel 20 overlays the inner top panel 22 and the panels are essentially coextensive. The handle openings 32 and 34 of the outer top panel 20 and the handle openin~s 48 and 50 of the inner top panel 22 are aligned in both the transverse and longitudinal directions. Handle tabs 36, 38, 56 are bent inwardly as shown. The reinforc~ment tab 62 of the inner top panel 22 is folded back onto and adhesively bonded to the inner top panel 22 to form a three-ply hsndle portion between handle openin~s 32, 48 and 34, 50. The width of the reinforcing tsb 62 corresponds to the distance between the inner l~f..9~`)7~
edges of the handle openings 48 and 50. The ends of the handle openings 48 and S0 coincide with the ends of the handle opanin~s 32 and 34. Thus, the areas to the left and right of the handle openings 32, 48 and 34, S0 in Fig. 3 are of double ply construction completely across the width of the handle openings to prevent tearin~ or failure of the handle. The reinforcement section 54 which is cut from the partition permits this reinforcement of the carrier on the left side in Fi8. 3 while the double layer of outer top panel 20 and inner top panel 22 provide the double ply on the ri8ht side. Prior art carriers did not provide for a double ply of board across the entire width of the left side of handle openings 32, 4B and 34, 50. ~einforcement tab 62 bonded to inner top panel 22 (which is itself bonded to outer top panel 20) provides a triple ply layer between handle openings 34, 50 and 32, 48.
aeferring to Fig. 2, in which a prior art handle structure is illustrated, reinforcing tab 202 is folded over and adhesively secured to inner top panel 204 which is adhesively secured to outer top panel 206. Thus, a triple ply is provided in the area covered by 202. ~ drop down partition 210 has an upper ed8e defined by die cut 212. A reinforcement tab 214 on inner top panel 204 provides some reinforcement in handle area 216. However, in the critical areas to the ri~ht and left of handle opening 208, there is only a single ply of board ~outer top panel 206).
~hus, comparing Fig. 3 to Fig. 2 it can be seen that handle reinforcement section 54 provides double ply thickness around the handle openings 34, 50 and 32, 48 as opposed to prior art such as illustrated in Fig. 2 which provided only single ply thickness around some areas of the handle openings. Because at least double ply thicknesces are provided, a thinner paperboard such as 24 point paperboard may be advantageously employed as opposed to the prior art carriers which required 27 point paperboard. Thus, savin~s in weight and cost are achieved with the novel construction of the present invention.
While the invention has been described with respect to a preferred embodiment thereof it is not to be so limited as changes and modifications may be made which are within the full intended scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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~ACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention The present invention is generally directed to a wrsp-around carrier for carryin~ a plurality of beverage containers. In particular the invention is directed to a reinforced handle structure for such a carrier in which a drop-down partition is formed from a portion of the inner top panel.
Brief DescriPtion of the ~rawin~s Fig. 1 is a plan view of the carrier blank of the present invention;
Fip. 2 is a view of the inside of the adhesively bonded top panels of a prior art carrier; and Fig. 3 is a view of the inside of the adhesively bonded top panels of the carrier of the present invention.
Description of the Prior Art Carriers with drop-down partitions formed from the inner top panel of the carrier have been in commercial use for a number of years as illustrated by ~.S. Patent Nos. 4,043,095, and 4,155,449.
One problem associated with such carriers is that, in using one of the layers of paperboard to form the drop-down partition, only a sin~le ply of paperboard was left in some areas surroundin~ the handle. These are the areas in which tearing and failure are most likely to occur. Heavier paperboard has been used in an attempt to overcome this problem. However, heavier paperboard is more expensive and the entire carrier must be made of the heavier paperboard when it may not be needed on most of the carrier except for the handle area.
Fi~ure 2 of this application illustrates the handle structure of a carrier which has been marketed prior to the present invention. In that carrier, the desi~n allows for double or triple ply thicknesses in some areas around the handle openings. However, other areas around the handle openin~s are only of a sin~le ply thickness. As lon~ as this carrier was fabricated from paperboard of a sufficient thickness it performed satisfactorily. However, to reduce the cost of the packa~e and make the packa~e commercially more competitive, it is desirable to fabricate such carriers from as .
1~913';1 li~ht a weight paperboard as possible without losing the desired performance characteristics of the carrier.
It is an object of the present invention to enable carriers with drop-down partitions of the type described above to be made out of lighter wei~ht paperboard without adversely affecting the performance characteristic of the carrier. In fact the use of the present invention has permitted these carriers to be made from 24 point paperboard when carriers usin~ a handle structure such as that illustrated in Figure 2 of this application were made from 27 point paperboard.
SummarY of the Invention The present invention accomplishes the above objectives by providing a reinforced handle structure which provides at least a double thickness of paperboard at critical stress areas adjacent the handle openin~s in the carrier top. A handle reinforcement section is provided adjacent the handle openin~s to provide the double ply thickness. The present invention and the advanta~es of the invention will be more apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanyin~ drawings.
Description of the Preferred Embodiment Fi~. 1 illustrates the blank 10 of the present invention which may be folded and adhesively bonded together to form a carrier. The blank 10 comprises a bottom panel 14, side panels 16 and 18, outer top panel 20, inner top panel 22, and end panels 24, 24', 26, 26', 28, 28' and 30, 30'.
The outer top panel 20 includes a pair of elon~ated, spaced-apart handle openin~s 32 and 34 provided with handle tabs 36 and 38. Handle openin~ 32 and handle tab 36 are defined by a die cut 40 and a fold line 42. Handle openin~ 34 and handle tab 38 are defined by a die cut 44 and a fold line 46. The handle tabs 36 and 38 are hingedly attached to the outer top panel 20 alon~ the fold lines 42 and 46 respectively~
3';'~, The inner top panel 22 includes a pair of elongated, spaced-apart handle openings 48 and 50, a drop-down portion 52 and a handle reinforcement section 54. The handle opening 48 and handle tab 56 sre defined by a die cut 58 and fold line 60. The handle opening 50 and reinforcement tab 62 are defined by die cut 64 and fold line 66.
The drop-down portion 52 comprises 8 main partition portion 68 and a pair of connecting strips 70 and 72. The connecting strips 70 and 72 are hingedly joined to the inside top panel 22 alon~ fold lines 74 and 76 which are alignsd with the transverse centerlines of handle openings 48 and 50. Die cuts 73 and 75 along with die cut 78 define drop-down portion 52 from top panel 22.
The handle reinforcement section 54 of the inner top panel 22 is defined in part and adjacent the handle openings 48 and 50 by die cuts 58 and 64 which also define the inner edge portions of partition straps ~70, 72). The remaining edge nf the handle reinforcement section 54 is defined by a generally U-shaped die cut 78 which also defines a major portion of the upper edge of the main partition portion 68. The width of the hantle reinforcement section 54 is equal to the distance between the outer edges of the handle openings 48 and 50 so that the reinforcement section 54 e~tends across the entire width of each of the handle openin~s 48 and 50.
Prior art reinforcement such as that shown in U.S. Patent No.
4,043,095 extended only across a portion of the width of the handle openin~s.
When the blank 10 is formed into a carrier 12, the outer and inner top panels 20 and 22 are adhesively bonded together as shown in Fig. 3. As shown in Fi~. 3, the outer top panel 20 overlays the inner top panel 22 and the panels are essentially coextensive. The handle openings 32 and 34 of the outer top panel 20 and the handle openin~s 48 and 50 of the inner top panel 22 are aligned in both the transverse and longitudinal directions. Handle tabs 36, 38, 56 are bent inwardly as shown. The reinforc~ment tab 62 of the inner top panel 22 is folded back onto and adhesively bonded to the inner top panel 22 to form a three-ply hsndle portion between handle openin~s 32, 48 and 34, 50. The width of the reinforcing tsb 62 corresponds to the distance between the inner l~f..9~`)7~
edges of the handle openings 48 and 50. The ends of the handle openings 48 and S0 coincide with the ends of the handle opanin~s 32 and 34. Thus, the areas to the left and right of the handle openings 32, 48 and 34, S0 in Fig. 3 are of double ply construction completely across the width of the handle openings to prevent tearin~ or failure of the handle. The reinforcement section 54 which is cut from the partition permits this reinforcement of the carrier on the left side in Fi8. 3 while the double layer of outer top panel 20 and inner top panel 22 provide the double ply on the ri8ht side. Prior art carriers did not provide for a double ply of board across the entire width of the left side of handle openings 32, 4B and 34, 50. ~einforcement tab 62 bonded to inner top panel 22 (which is itself bonded to outer top panel 20) provides a triple ply layer between handle openings 34, 50 and 32, 48.
aeferring to Fig. 2, in which a prior art handle structure is illustrated, reinforcing tab 202 is folded over and adhesively secured to inner top panel 204 which is adhesively secured to outer top panel 206. Thus, a triple ply is provided in the area covered by 202. ~ drop down partition 210 has an upper ed8e defined by die cut 212. A reinforcement tab 214 on inner top panel 204 provides some reinforcement in handle area 216. However, in the critical areas to the ri~ht and left of handle opening 208, there is only a single ply of board ~outer top panel 206).
~hus, comparing Fig. 3 to Fig. 2 it can be seen that handle reinforcement section 54 provides double ply thickness around the handle openings 34, 50 and 32, 48 as opposed to prior art such as illustrated in Fig. 2 which provided only single ply thickness around some areas of the handle openings. Because at least double ply thicknesces are provided, a thinner paperboard such as 24 point paperboard may be advantageously employed as opposed to the prior art carriers which required 27 point paperboard. Thus, savin~s in weight and cost are achieved with the novel construction of the present invention.
While the invention has been described with respect to a preferred embodiment thereof it is not to be so limited as changes and modifications may be made which are within the full intended scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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Claims
PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A wrap-around carrier for transporting a plurality of beverage containers, said carrier including a bottom panel, a pair of side panels, a plurality of end panels and a pair of overlapping top panels which panels form a package enclosing said plurality of beverage containers;
said top panels including an outer top panel and an inner top panel, said inner and outer top panels being substantially coextensive, with said outer top panel overlying said inner top panel and being adhesively bonded thereto;
said outer top panel including a pair of elongated outer handle openings therein, said outer handle openings each having a tab hingedly joined to an inner longitudinal edge of the outer handle opening, said tabs adapted to be folded inwardly when fingers are inserted into the outer handle opening to lift the carrier; and said inner top panel including a pair of elongated inner handle openings which are aligned with and substantially the same size as the outer handle openings, said inner handle openings each having a tab hingedly joined to an inner longitudinal edge of the inner handle opening with one of said inner tabs being folded back onto and adhesively bonded to the inner top panel the width of said folded-back inner handle tab being substantially equal to the distance between the inner longitudinal edges of said inner handle openings, whereby the folded-back inner handle tab and the portions of the outer and inner top panels between the handle openings provide a three ply layer between the handle openings and the other of said inner handle tabs being adapted to be folded inwardly when fingers are inserted into the inner handle openings to lift the carrier, said inner top panel including a drop-down partition comprising a main partition portion and a pair of spaced straps extending therefrom and being hingedly joined to the inner top panel along fold lines extending parallel to and substantially coextensive with the transverse center lines of the handle openings, the inner facing edges of the straps being substantially aligned with the outer horizontal edges of the inner handle openings so that the distance between the inner facing edges of the straps is substantially the same as the distance between the outer longitudinal edges of the inner handle openings;
said inner top panel including a handle reinforcement section defined on three sides by edges corresponding to the upper edge of the main partition portion and to oppositely facing edge portions of the straps when said main partition portion is in folded-back condition parallel to the inner top panel, the remaining side of the handle reinforcement section being defined by the adjacent ends of the inner handle openings and by the portion of the inner top panel between the inner handle openings, the handle reinforcement section being adhesively bonded to said outer top panel and providing with said outer top panel a two ply layer.
said top panels including an outer top panel and an inner top panel, said inner and outer top panels being substantially coextensive, with said outer top panel overlying said inner top panel and being adhesively bonded thereto;
said outer top panel including a pair of elongated outer handle openings therein, said outer handle openings each having a tab hingedly joined to an inner longitudinal edge of the outer handle opening, said tabs adapted to be folded inwardly when fingers are inserted into the outer handle opening to lift the carrier; and said inner top panel including a pair of elongated inner handle openings which are aligned with and substantially the same size as the outer handle openings, said inner handle openings each having a tab hingedly joined to an inner longitudinal edge of the inner handle opening with one of said inner tabs being folded back onto and adhesively bonded to the inner top panel the width of said folded-back inner handle tab being substantially equal to the distance between the inner longitudinal edges of said inner handle openings, whereby the folded-back inner handle tab and the portions of the outer and inner top panels between the handle openings provide a three ply layer between the handle openings and the other of said inner handle tabs being adapted to be folded inwardly when fingers are inserted into the inner handle openings to lift the carrier, said inner top panel including a drop-down partition comprising a main partition portion and a pair of spaced straps extending therefrom and being hingedly joined to the inner top panel along fold lines extending parallel to and substantially coextensive with the transverse center lines of the handle openings, the inner facing edges of the straps being substantially aligned with the outer horizontal edges of the inner handle openings so that the distance between the inner facing edges of the straps is substantially the same as the distance between the outer longitudinal edges of the inner handle openings;
said inner top panel including a handle reinforcement section defined on three sides by edges corresponding to the upper edge of the main partition portion and to oppositely facing edge portions of the straps when said main partition portion is in folded-back condition parallel to the inner top panel, the remaining side of the handle reinforcement section being defined by the adjacent ends of the inner handle openings and by the portion of the inner top panel between the inner handle openings, the handle reinforcement section being adhesively bonded to said outer top panel and providing with said outer top panel a two ply layer.
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| US71521685A | 1985-03-22 | 1985-03-22 | |
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- 1986-02-24 JP JP61501327A patent/JPH075131B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1986-02-24 WO PCT/US1986/000355 patent/WO1986005463A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1986-02-24 NL NL8620058A patent/NL8620058A/en unknown
- 1986-02-28 IE IE549/86A patent/IE57414B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1986-03-06 CA CA000503478A patent/CA1269072A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1986-03-11 MX MX1827A patent/MX164847B/en unknown
- 1986-03-17 ZA ZA861960A patent/ZA861960B/en unknown
- 1986-03-21 ES ES1986296520U patent/ES296520Y/en not_active Expired
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|---|---|
| ES296520Y (en) | 1988-05-16 |
| BR8605816A (en) | 1987-08-11 |
| DK527986A (en) | 1986-11-05 |
| DK155651B (en) | 1989-05-01 |
| AU572385B2 (en) | 1988-05-05 |
| IE860549L (en) | 1986-09-22 |
| EP0215844A4 (en) | 1988-09-28 |
| FR2579183A1 (en) | 1986-09-26 |
| FR2579183B1 (en) | 1990-06-08 |
| WO1986005463A1 (en) | 1986-09-25 |
| EP0215844A1 (en) | 1987-04-01 |
| AU5458986A (en) | 1986-10-13 |
| EP0215844B1 (en) | 1991-02-06 |
| NL8620058A (en) | 1987-02-02 |
| MX164847B (en) | 1992-09-29 |
| DK155651C (en) | 1989-09-25 |
| DK527986D0 (en) | 1986-11-05 |
| IE57414B1 (en) | 1992-08-26 |
| ZA861960B (en) | 1986-11-26 |
| ES296520U (en) | 1987-11-01 |
| JPH075131B2 (en) | 1995-01-25 |
| JPS62502256A (en) | 1987-09-03 |
| DE3690126T1 (en) | 1987-06-04 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| MKLA | Lapsed |