CN101076481A

CN101076481A - Article carrier and blank therefor

Info

Publication number: CN101076481A
Application number: CNA2005800423946A
Authority: CN
Inventors: F·热戈
Original assignee: Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems LLC
Current assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems LLC
Priority date: 2004-10-15
Filing date: 2005-10-13
Publication date: 2007-11-21
Anticipated expiration: 2025-10-13
Also published as: GB0422962D0; RU2389668C2; JP5148280B2; WO2006044583A2; JP2009511362A; WO2006044583A3; EP1833737A2; KR20070099546A; CN101076481B; RU2007117908A

Abstract

A carton for containing bottles (B) arranged in rows having a keel structure disposed intermediate the rows of bottles. The keel structure is formed within a main panel of the carton and comprises a locking mechanism having two complementary parts (54, 56; 154, 156) such that engaging the complementary parts together forms the keel structure intermediate the rows of bottles, thereby restricting the inward movement of the bottles contained in each row.

Description

Article toter and former base thereof

Technical background

The present invention relates to pack the carton of a plurality of similar article such as bottle.More specifically, the top that the present invention relates to be attached to the top of bottle clamps the carton of type.

The article toter that provides the top to clamp is known, and these article toters comprise the perforate that is used to hold article.These perforates are the perforate of rising sun shape normally, and these rising sun shape perforates have the lug along circumference, and these lugs are bonded on the bottom side of bottle top or crown cork, in order to avoid bottle breaks away from from perforate.The problem of such perforate is the position of tab engages bottle, and this position can produce unsettled carton, and tab can be weakened by the unstable characteristic of bottle in the carton.Therefore, need a kind of top of moving of limiting the bottle in the carton and clamp carton.Usually also need a kind of carton, but the protection of the top plate of this carton have the article at perforate top, as the sour milk box.

Such carton can be know in the U.S. Patent No. 5,984,086 of Foushee from the invention people, this patent disclosure a kind of carton with keel structure, this keel structure is applicable to the article maintenance that will hold with two rows and separates.The problem relevant with this carton is that the top of row's article can be towards the top curved of the article among another row.This just makes delivery be difficult to carry out and can weaken carton.The side plate that accounts for the significant proportion of article height can partly overcome this problem, but this requires other material, and other material and uneconomical.Therefore, need a kind of top and clamp carton, this carton had been not only solid, rigidity is arranged but also support the article that are contained in the inside.Also need a kind of article toter, this restricts is contained in moving, manufacture simple and requiring few material of article in the carton.

The present invention seeks to avoid or reduces these and other problem of the prior art.Be provided with position support top plate and base plate are remained in the spaced apart, and the restriction bottle is mobile.

Summary of the invention

One aspect of the present invention is provided for holding arranges that a plurality of similar article in a row such as the carton of bottle, this carton have a plurality of mainboards and comprise the keel structure that moves that is used for limiting the bottle that is contained in these rows.Form and be arranged in article row's centre among this keel structure in these mainboards.Keel structure comprises the primary plate series that is hinged, and primary plate series comprises first side plate, top plate, second side plate and lockout mechanism.Lockout mechanism comprises two complementary portions, and a part provides and be hinged to a mainboard by first side plate, and another part is provided by second side plate.First and second parts are characterised in that they are bonded with each other so that first and second side plates are fixed together, thereby with the first and second side plate orientations with transmit and or absorb by article and be added in the level of the power on the keel structure and the mode of normal component forms the rigidity keel structure in the middle of article row, and therefore limit moving inward of the article that are contained among every row.

The cross section of preferred keel structure is triangular in shape basically, and preferably first and second plates of keel structure also comprise a plurality of perforates, and each perforate is used to engage the part of bottle, thus the vertical shifting of restriction bottle.

In addition, the part that is hinged to the lockout mechanism of this mainboard can be a tab, and another part of lockout mechanism can be the perforate that is used to hold this tab.

Preferred this mainboard is that base plate and carton also comprise pair of sidewalls plate and top wallboard, and wherein, the top plate of keel structure is fixed to the top wallboard of carton.

Preferred this perforate is limited by displaceable tab, and this displaceable tab is convenient to this mainboard is locked in this perforate.

Perhaps, make this main panel tab that angle be arranged, to form " V " font.

Perhaps, this displaceable tab comprises recess, and angled tab can cooperate with this recess, but further to be convenient to the joint of first and second joint elements.

In addition, this perforate is limited by two displaceable tabs, and wherein, main panel tab is clipped between these two displaceable tabs, engages and latched position so that main panel tab is remained on.

In the preferred displaceable tab another comprises complementary protruding part, but this protruding part and this recess co-operate are locked in main panel tab between this protruding part and this recess further being convenient to.

According to second aspect, the invention provides and be used to form the former base (blank) that holds the carton of arranging a plurality of similar article in a row such as bottle, this carton has the keel structure that moves that is used for limiting the bottle that is contained in each row.This former base comprises mainboard, and this mainboard comprises hinged in order first side plate, top plate and second side plate to form this keel structure mutually.This keel structure also comprises lockout mechanism, this lockout mechanism comprises two complementary portions, a part provides and is hinged to this mainboard by first side plate, another part is provided by second side plate, wherein, when the structure carton, the first that engages with this second portion locks together first and second side plates, so just the row's of the article in the carton that assembles centre forms the rigidity keel structure, in the carton that assembles, with each orientation in first and second side plates with transmit and, or absorb the level and the normal component of the power on the keel structure that is added in by article, and therefore and restriction is contained in moving inward of article among every row.

Preferably the cross section of the keel structure in the carton that assembles is triangular in shape basically, and more preferably first and second plates of keel structure also comprise a plurality of perforates, each perforate is used to engage the part of bottle, thereby is limited in the vertical shifting of the bottle in the carton that assembles.

Perhaps this mainboard is that base plate and this former base also comprise pair of sidewalls plate and top wallboard, and wherein, the top plate of keel structure is fixed to the top wallboard in the carton that assembles.

Preferred this base plate has a series of perforates of passing from base plate, and each perforate is used to hold bottle.

According to the third aspect, the invention provides and be used to hold the layout similar article in a row such as the carton of bottle, this carton has a plurality of mainboards that are hinged in order with the formation tubular structure, this tubular structure comprises the top wallboard, the first side wall plate, the base plate and second sidewall paneling, this carton comprises keel structure, this keel structure forms and is arranged in bottle row's centre in base plate, keel structure comprises first side plate, top plate, second side plate and lockout mechanism, lockout mechanism comprises two complementary portions, base plate is passed and be hinged to a part from first side plate, another part is passed (struck) from second side plate, wherein, the first that engages with this second portion locks together first and second side plates, therefore and restriction is contained in moving inward of bottle among every row so just in the middle of bottle row, form the rigidity keel structure, and.

The top plate of preferred keel structure is fixed to the top wallboard of carton, so just provides rigidity to carton.

Perhaps each in first and second sidewall panelinies of first and second side plates of keel structure and carton comprises the perforate of a part that is used to hold bottle, thereby limits the vertical shifting of each bottle.

According to fourth aspect, the invention provides the article toter, this toter comprises from the first and second upright relative plates of a pair of first and second wing plates, first and second wing plates leave extension respectively mutually from the lower end of first and second upright plates, wherein, the sun tab forms and is connected to first wing plate with first upright plate, it is characterized in that, cloudy tab forms with second upright plate, hold the locking perforate of positive tab with qualification, this the moon tab twisting is connected to second upright plate, is locked in the locking perforate to keep positive tab.

Preferred each wing plate comprises the article container perforate.

According to another aspect, the invention provides the method that is formed for holding the carton of arranging similar article in a row such as bottle, this carton forms with flat former base, this former base has a plurality of mainboards that are hinged in order with the formation tubular structure, this tubular structure comprises the top wallboard, the first side wall plate, the base plate and second sidewall paneling, this base plate comprises a plurality of perforates, each perforate is used to hold article, this carton comprises keel structure, this keel structure forms and is arranged in bottle row's centre in base plate, keel structure comprises first side plate, top plate, second side plate and lockout mechanism, lockout mechanism comprises two complementary portions, base plate is passed and be hinged to a part from first side plate, and another part is passed from second side plate, and this method may further comprise the steps:

(i) bottle row is installed in the perforate that forms in the base plate of former base;

(ii) base plate is risen towards the top of bottle;

(iii) with these rows mutually towards moving, be displaced to outside the plane of base plate with first and second side plates keel structure;

The first of lockout mechanism is engaged with second portion, so form the keel structure that is positioned in the middle of the bottle row, thereby restriction is contained in moving inward of bottle among every row.

Description of drawings

Only two one exemplary embodiment of the present invention are described and with reference to the accompanying drawings by by way of example, in these accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the planar view that is used to form the former base of the carton that holds bottle;

Fig. 2 is the transparent view that is shown in the former base among Fig. 1, and when preparing the structure carton, this grey cloth is put around the bottle group;

Fig. 2 A is the transparent view that forms the part of keel structure, and keel structure forms in the carton of present embodiment, and present embodiment has illustrated being bonded with each other of two complementary locking members;

Fig. 3 is front perspective view, side perspective view and the birds-eye perspective with the stage that is shown in the former base structure carton among Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is front perspective view, side perspective view and the birds-eye perspective with another stage that is shown in the former base structure carton among Fig. 1; And

Fig. 5 is front perspective view, side perspective view and the birds-eye perspective with the carton that is shown in the former base formation among Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is the planar view that is used for forming according to another embodiment of the invention the former base of the carton that holds bottle; And

Fig. 7 is the transparent view that forms the part of keel structure, and keel structure forms in the carton of another embodiment, and this embodiment has illustrated being bonded with each other of two complementary locking members.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 to Fig. 5 shows first embodiment of the present invention.In whole these accompanying drawings, identical reference number is used to represent same or similar parts of the present invention.Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 show another embodiment, and similarly reference number is used for representing the similar part of this embodiment, but in order to distinguish this two embodiment, these reference numbers increase with 100 coefficient.

Fig. 1 shows former base 12, and the former base 12 of carton 10 usefulness that is shown among Fig. 5 forms.When Fig. 1 sees, former base 12 vertical elongated and forming with cardboard in the present embodiment.But, former base 12 can form with other Foldable material, as plastic sheet or materials similar.In order to help the understanding of the present invention, Fig. 2 to Fig. 5 shows with the bottle of 2 * 3 arranged in arrays " B ".

Referring to Fig. 1, former base 12 comprises the primary plate series that is used to form the carton wall, and these carton walls i.e. first top plate 60, first side plate 62, first base plate 64, first intermediate plate 66, veneer sheet 68, second intermediate plate 70, second base plate 72, second side plate 74 and the second top wallboard 76.These primary plates are hinged in order along interrupted

fold lines

82,84,86,88,90,92 and 94.

In first and

second base plates

64 and 72 each is provided with three article container perforates 50, and each perforate is fixed to holds bottle " B ".Carton 10 among the present invention is specifically designed to bottle " B " and uses, and these bottles " B " are fixed to the size of the size of top section greater than the bottom.Therefore, perforate 50 is sized to hold the bottom of bottle " B " and engages the downside of the flange top part of bottle " B ".This is shown in Figure 2.

In first and

second base plates

64 and 72 and first and second

intermediate plates

66 and 70 each is provided with a series of shaping perforates 52, and each perforate is used to hold the flange top part of bottle " B ".And first and second

intermediate plates

66 and 70 are provided with complementary locking or fastening device, and in the present embodiment, this complementary locking or fastening device comprise at least one positive tab 54, and positive tab 54 is made in the cloudy tab 56 that is contained in appropriate structuring.In the present embodiment, positive tab 54 partly passes and partly passes from second base plate 72 from second intermediate plate 70, so that the bonding part of each positive tab 54 is limited by the shaping line of cut and each positive tab 54 keeps being hinged to second base plate 72.Similarly, complementary female apertures 56 is limited by shaping tab 56, and shaping tab 56 passes and is hinged to first intermediate plate 66 along fold line or weak line 57 from first intermediate plate 66.Shaping tab 56 is displaceable outside the plane of first intermediate plate 66, and to form perforate in this first intermediate plate, positive tab 54 can be contained in this perforate.With positive tab 54 and cloudy perforate 56 be fixed to positive tab can be bonded with each other with cloudy perforate 56 and can with cloudy perforate 56 lockings.

In second embodiment by former base 112 among Fig. 6 and the explanation of the carton that partly forms among Fig. 7, complementary lockout mechanism is deposited the different form that adopts.Sun tab 154 is fixed to and can makes the on every side angulation of positive tab 154 at the weak line 143 at the center of being arranged in.Sun tab 154 is by there being angled

fold lines

158 and 159 to keep being hinged to second base plate 172.In addition, by displaceable first complementary shaping tab 156 dislocations outside the plane of first intermediate plate 66 are partly formed cloudy perforate 146, and keep cloudy perforate 146 to be hinged to the first complementary shaping tab 156 along fold line 157.In this second embodiment, first tab 156 comprises the radial indent that is limited by semicircular line 145, and this radial indent is positioned on the angled positive tab 154, so that positive tab 154 is remained in the perforate 146.Though limited by single displaceable tab 156 among second embodiment of cloudy perforate 146 in being shown in Fig. 6, but also imagination can provide another displaceable tab 146, this displaceable tab 146 also passes from first intermediate plate 166, but keeps being hinged to carton along fold line 182.In this other example, two

displaceable tabs

156 and 146 are combined together, so that positive tab 154 is remained on latched position.

By describe the lockout mechanism among first and second embodiment in more detail with reference to the structure that clamps the keel structure that forms in the clip 10 at top of the present invention.Though described keel structure of the present invention is relevant with the carton that the top clamps clip type with lockout mechanism, but can understand that in keel structure and the lockout mechanism each can be used for the carton of other type after describing having read fwd in this area, and the present invention should be interpreted as only limiting to be used for the described carton of this specification sheets, the described carton of this specification sheets only is used as a kind of example of purposes.

Now the structure to the carton 10 of first embodiment is described, when structure carton 10, require a series of folding and gummed step, preferably these steps can be carried out in straight line machinery so that do not require carton 10 and or former base 12 be rotated or be inverted and finish this structure.Folding process is not limited in the description of carrying out below, and can require to change according to special manufacturing.

In order to form erected carton 10, will be arranged in six bottles " B " of two rows each with three bottles of every row and be arranged to hold perforate 50 and align with the bottle of formation in first and

second base plates

64 and 72 with former base 12.Then former base 12 perpendicular are upwards risen, as shown in Figure 2.Arrange bottles mutually towards placement with two then, and former base 12 is folding near fold line 88 and 86.So just first and second

intermediate plates

66 and 70 being shifted out first and second base plates 64 is in the same place with 72 plane is also more closely mobile.Veneer sheet 68 or keel structure top plate 68 upwards are displaced in outside the plane of

base plate

64 and 72, be in contact with one another by

fold line

86 and 88 edges that limited up to first and second

intermediate plates

66 and 70, wherein, veneer sheet 68 contacts with the top plan of bottle " B ".Along with advancing, first and second

intermediate plates

66 and 70 are in the same place, sun tab 54 engages with cooresponding shaping tab 56 and can be used for this shaping tab is displaced to outside the plane of this first intermediate plate, so that positive tab 54 is contained in the cloudy perforate 56, thereby first and second

intermediate plates

66 and 70 are locked together.Like this, veneer sheet 68, first intermediate plate 66 and second intermediate plate 70 form keel structure, and this keel structure has the triangular-section, as shown in Figure 3.

Being located at each shaping perforate 52 in each

intermediate plate

66 and 70 engages with the part of bottle " B " and this part is stretched in the triangle cavity of keel structure.This just can make veneer sheet 68 be positioned at the top of bottle " B ".Can veneer sheet 68 be fixed to first top plate 60 with the mode that the flange edge that will be contained in the bottle in the carton 10 that is adjacent to keel structure is clipped between the lower edge of the top plate of carton and perforate 52.Like this, the shaping perforate 52 that is located in each

intermediate plate

66 and 70 also can help constraint and restriction bottle " B " moving in finished product carton 10.

In order to finish the structure of carton 10 on every side at bottle " B ", near

fold line

82 and 92, respectively first and

second side plates

62 and 74 are upwards folded 90 °, as shown in Figure 4.Each perforate 52 in first and

second side plates

62 and 74 engages with the upper limb and the lower edge of the flange portion of bottle " B ".Then that second top plate 76 is folding near fold line 94, so that itself and the upper limb plane contact of each bottle that is close to.Then adhesive is coated to the outside face of second top plate 76 and veneer sheet 68.At last, first top plate 60 is folding and make itself and second top plate 76 and veneer sheet 68 plane contact near fold line 80.So just first top plate 60 is fixed to second top plate 76 and veneer sheet 68, thereby finishes the structure of carton 10, as shown in Figure 5.

The carton 10 that is produced contains the arrangement of six bottles securely and can retrain these bottles moving in carton 10.Any moving inward of bottle top can be stoped and any outwards mobile can prevention by complementary lockout mechanism and first and

second side plates

62 and 74 by keel structure.The arrangement that bottom load carton 10 can be bottle " B " provides firm and solid toter, this toter can in straight line machinery, easily be configured in bottle around.

Fold line

82,84,86,88,90,92 and 94 fracture in advance can be convenient to the structure of carton 10.

Keel structure comprises

first side plate

66 and 166,

second side plate

70 and 170 and

top plate

68 and 168,

first side plate

66 and 166 i.e. first

intermediate plate

66 and 166,

second side plate

70 and 170 i.e. second

intermediate plate

70 and 170,

top plate

68 and 168 is

veneer sheet

68 and 168, this keel structure is kept together in carton 10 by the lockout mechanism that is bonded with each other of complementation, the lockout mechanism that is bonded with each other of this complementation by one or more pairs of

positive tabs

54 and 154 and a plurality of cloudy perforate provide; These cloudy perforates are provided by

displaceable tab

56 and 156.

In a second embodiment, positive tab 154 is angled near fold line 143, so that the peak of positive tab 154 or summit are locked in the recess or groove 145 of the formation in tab 156 of semicircular in shape basically.Also can provide tab 146 in addition, and if tab 146 is provided, tab 146 can have the radially protruding part of the radial indent shaping that is similar to tab 156 so, so that angled positive tab 154 remains on the locking engage position, this position is between tab 145 and tab 146, and tab 145 is positioned on the top of this sun tab and tab 146 can be displaced to respect to the base plate 164 of carton and 172 stand up position from the plane of first side plate 166 of keel structure.For positive tab 154 is locked in the perforate 146 securely, another displaceable tab can be provided, but visualize in other example of the present invention, another the displaceable tab 146 that is hinged to first base plate 164 along fold line 184 can help positive tab 154 to be bonded in the female element of complementary lockout mechanism further.

The layout of this lockout mechanism and structure are by providing cloudy perforate with these two

tabs

156 and 146 dislocation outside the plane of first intermediate plate 166 when tab 154 being pushed against on two

tabs

156 and 146 and therefore being contained in the perforate 146.Sun tab 154 can not pass this moon perforate and return, cause

lock tabs

156 and 146 to relax because form the natural elasticity of the material of

lock tabs

156 and 146 towards their initial position, promptly return, so just cloudy perforate is partly closed again towards the plane of first intermediate plate 166.Therefore, positive tab 154 passes that this perforate is lax goes back just to be restricted.Be not provided with another displaceable tab 146 in a second embodiment, but, only have the natural elasticity of the first displaceable tab 156 just to be enough to cloudy perforate 146 partly closed again and limit positive tab 154 lax from cloudy perforate 146.

In second embodiment and the example that visualizes in addition, be provided with fold line 143, to cause positive tab 156 with " ∧ " or " V " angulation that falls.Sun tab 156 is engaged in the radial indent 145 of the first displaceable tab.If be provided with the second displaceable tab 156, the radially protruding part of tab 146 at first is arranged in the following of positive tab 156 and enters " V " shape sun tab so.Because three tabs 146,154 and 145 are combined together, so, if sun moves with Return-ing direction tab 154 towards its initial position, so, sun tab 154 just will be other two

tabs

146 and 156 spur together, these two

tabs

146 and 156 perforates that will form in first intermediate plate are closed, thus anyly further moving backward of limiting this sun tab, the so just stand up position that the intermediate plate or first and second side plates of keel structure are remained on them.In addition, if be not provided with tab 146, so just the first displaceable tab and positive tab 156 are put together, to be enough to reach similar locking effect.

Those of skill in the art can understand, can radially revise content described above and do not deviate from the scope of being advocated of the present invention.For example, the size of scalable carton is to hold more or less article that can hold with alternative constructions.The size and dimension that can change perforate substitutes the article that are shaped to hold, and the scalable toter is to be applicable to the carton around type that is not provided with perforate in the bottom wall.Also the scalable toter is with in conjunction with bogey, as the hand hole that in top plate, forms, and perhaps actually can be in conjunction with a upwardly extending handle plate from top plate.And carton is not limited in has a keel structure, if for example, bottle can adopt one or more other keel structures and lockout mechanism with 3 * 3 arrayed.Also visualize, in other embodiments of the invention, it not is leg-of-mutton cross section that keel structure can have, and does not deviate from scope of the present invention.In other embodiments of the invention, also can change the arrangement of the male parts and the female part of lockout mechanism, and also visualize each intermediate plate and can hold in each part of complementary lockout mechanism one, and another intermediate plate has a complementary portion that aligns in each part with complementary lockout mechanism.

The present invention visualizes the carton that lockout mechanism described in this specification sheets and keel structure can be used for other type, and the locking keel structure and or lockout mechanism be not limited in and be used for the carton that the top clamps type.

Should also be understood that with in this manual directional references as " top ", " bottom ", " end ", " side ", " on " and D score general's plate separately be not limited on this direction, come but only be used for these plates are distinguished mutually.

Should also be understood that relate to hinged and folding be connected should not be construed as must only refer to the mono-fold line; In fact, the present invention visualizes that be articulated and connected can be from one or more formation rolling off the production line: line, frangible line or fold line, and do not deviate from scope of the present invention.

Below be statement of the present invention:

Be used to hold the carton of arranging article in a row, this carton comprises the hollow keel structure that is arranged between the adjacent article row, this keel structure comprises a series of mainboards and the complementary lockout mechanism that is hinged, but this complementation lockout mechanism comprises two joint elements, but joint element is connected to one in the mainboard, but another joint element is connected in the mainboard another, it is that first element can engage with second element that mainboard series and complementary lockout mechanism are configured to, so that this mainboard is locked onto this another mainboard, so that hollow keel structure is kept with upright form, the rigidity of keel structure is strengthened by complementary lockout mechanism, so that keel structure can be used for limiting relatively moving of the article row that is contained in the carton.

In preferred this mainboard and this another mainboard each comprises a plurality of perforates, and each perforate is used for receiving the part of the article that are contained in adjacent row, with relatively moving of restricted articles row further.

More preferably but first joint element comprises the perforate that is limited by displaceable tab, but second joint element comprises tab, but this tab can insert in first joint element, but and can be locked in first joint element by this displaceable tab.

The tab of second preferably element has angle, to form " V " font.

Perhaps, displaceable tab can comprise recess, so that the tab of second element can be engaged in this radial indent, but so that the joint of first and second joint elements.

Perhaps, but first joint element can comprise two displaceable tabs, and these two displaceable tabs are arranged to the tab of second element is clipped between them, thereby but these two joint elements is locked together.

Perhaps, second in these displaceable tabs comprises the complementary radial recess, but this protruding part and recess co-operate are clipped in the tab of second element between them being convenient to further.

The tab of second preferably element has angle, and to form " V " font, the tab of this second element can be engaged between radial indent and the protruding part, but to be convenient to the joint of first and second joint elements further.

The cross section of preferred keel structure is triangular in shape, and more preferably another mainboard of keel structure is fixed to this carton, with the rigidity of further raising keel structure.

Claims

1. one kind is used to hold the layout a plurality of similar article in a row such as the carton of bottle, described carton has a plurality of mainboards and comprises the keel structure that moves that is used for limiting the bottle that is contained in described row, form and be arranged in described row's centre among described keel structure in described mainboard, described keel structure comprises the primary plate series that is hinged, described primary plate series comprises first side plate, top plate, second side plate and lockout mechanism, described lockout mechanism comprises two complementary portions, a part provides and is hinged to a described mainboard by described first side plate, another part is provided by described second side plate, described first and second parts are characterised in that they are bonded with each other so that described first and second side plates are fixed together, thereby in the middle of described bottle row, form the rigidity keel structure, with described first and second side plates all directed with transmit and, or absorb the level and the normal component of the power on the described keel structure that is added in by described bottle, and therefore and restriction is contained in moving inward of bottle among every row.

2. carton as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the cross section of described keel structure is triangular in shape basically.

3. as any one the described carton in the fwd claim, it is characterized in that: described first and second plates of described keel structure also comprise perforate, and each perforate is used to engage the part of bottle, thereby limit the vertical shifting of described bottle.

4. as any one the described carton in the fwd claim, it is characterized in that: the described part that is hinged to the described lockout mechanism of described mainboard is a tab, and another part of described lockout mechanism is the perforate that is used to hold described tab.

5. carton as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that: described perforate is limited by displaceable tab, and described displaceable tab is convenient to described mainboard is locked in the described perforate.

6. as claim 4 or 5 described cartons, it is characterized in that: described main panel tab has angle, to form " V " font.

7. carton as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that: described displaceable tab comprises recess, and described angled tab can be engaged in the described recess, but to be convenient to the joint of described first and second joint elements further.

8. as claim 5,6 or 7 described cartons, it is characterized in that: described perforate is limited by two displaceable tabs, and described main panel tab can be clipped between described two displaceable tabs, engages and latched position so that described main panel tab is remained on.

9. carton as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: second in the described displaceable tab comprises complementary protruding part, but described protruding part and recess co-operate are locked in described main panel tab between them being convenient to further.

10. as any one the described carton in the fwd claim, it is characterized in that: described mainboard is a base plate, and described carton also comprises pair of sidewalls plate and top wallboard, and wherein, the top plate of described keel structure is fixed to the top wallboard of described carton.

11. carton as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: described base plate has a series of perforates of passing from described base plate, and each perforate is used to hold bottle.

12. former base that is used to form carton, described carton is used for holding to be arranged a plurality of similar article such as bottle in a row and has the keel structure that moves that is used to limit the bottle that is contained in each row, described former base comprises mainboard, described mainboard comprises hinged in order to form first side plate of described keel structure mutually, the top plate and second side plate, described keel structure also comprises lockout mechanism, described lockout mechanism comprises two complementary portions, a part provides and is hinged to described mainboard by described first side plate, another part is provided by described second side plate, wherein, when the described carton of structure, the described first that engages with described second portion locks together described first and second side plates, so just the row's of the bottle in the carton that assembles centre forms the rigidity keel structure, with each orientation in described first and second side plates with transmit and, or absorb the level and the normal component of the power on the described keel structure that is added in by bottle, and therefore and restriction is contained in moving inward of bottle among every row.

13. former base as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that: the cross section of the described keel structure in the carton that assembles is triangular in shape basically.

14. as claim 12 or 13 described former bases, it is characterized in that: described first and second plates of described keel structure also comprise perforate, and each perforate is used to engage the part of bottle, thereby limit the vertical shifting of described bottle in the carton that assembles.

15. as any one the described former base in the claim 12 to 14, it is characterized in that: the described part that is hinged to the described lockout mechanism of described mainboard is a tab, and another part of described lockout mechanism is the perforate that is used to hold described tab.

16. as any one the described former base in the claim 12 to 15, it is characterized in that: described mainboard is a base plate, described former base also comprises pair of sidewalls plate and top wallboard, and wherein, the top plate of described keel structure is fixed to the top wallboard in the carton that assembles.

17. as any one the described former base in the claim 12 to 16, it is characterized in that: described base plate has a series of perforates of passing from described base plate, and each perforate is used to hold bottle.

18. one kind is used to hold the layout similar article in a row such as the carton of bottle, described carton has a plurality of mainboards that are hinged in order with the formation tubular structure, comprise the top wallboard, the first side wall plate, the base plate and second sidewall paneling, and comprise keel structure, described keel structure forms and is arranged in described bottle row's centre in described base plate, described keel structure comprises first side plate, top plate, second side plate and lockout mechanism, lockout mechanism comprises two complementary portions, described base plate is passed and be hinged to a part from described first side plate, another part is passed from described second side plate, wherein, the described first that engages with described second portion locks together described first and second side plates, therefore and restriction is contained in moving inward of bottle among every row so just in the middle of described bottle row, form the rigidity keel structure, and.

19. carton as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that: the described top plate of described keel structure is fixed to the top wallboard of described carton, thereby provides rigidity to described carton.

20. as claim 18 or 19 described cartons, it is characterized in that: each in described first and second sidewalls of described keel structure and first and second sidewall panelinies of described carton comprises a plurality of perforates of a part that is used to hold bottle, thereby limits the vertical shifting of each bottle.

21. article toter, described toter comprises from a pair of first and second upright relative plates of a pair of first and second wing plates, described first and second wing plates leave extension respectively mutually from the lower end of described first and second upright plates, wherein, the sun tab forms and is connected to described first wing plate with described first upright plate, it is characterized in that: cloudy tab forms with described second upright plate, hold the locking perforate of described positive tab with qualification, described cloudy tab twisting is connected to described second upright plate, is locked in the described locking perforate to keep described positive tab.

22. article toter as claimed in claim 21 is characterized in that: each in the described wing plate comprises the article container perforate.

23. method that is formed for holding the carton of arranging similar article in a row such as bottle, described carton forms with flat former base, described former base has a plurality of mainboards that are hinged in order with the formation tubular structure, comprise the top wallboard, the first side wall plate, the base plate and second sidewall paneling, described base plate comprises a plurality of perforates, each perforate is used to hold article, described carton comprises keel structure, described keel structure forms and is arranged in described bottle row's centre in described base plate, described keel structure comprises first side plate, top plate, second side plate and lockout mechanism, described lockout mechanism comprises two complementary portions, described base plate is passed and be hinged to a part from described first side plate, another part is passed from described second side plate, said method comprising the steps of:

(i) bottle row is installed in the perforate that forms in the described base plate of described former base;

(ii) described base plate is risen towards the top of described bottle;

(iii) with described these rows mutually towards moving, be displaced to outside the plane of described base plate with first and second side plates described keel structure; And

(iv) the described first with described lockout mechanism engages with described second portion, so forms the keel structure that is positioned in the middle of the described bottle row, thereby restriction is contained in moving inward of bottle among every row.

24. plate interlock system that is used for two plate lockings, but described interlock system comprises the joint element of two complementations, but first joint element comprises the perforate that the displaceable tab by two positioned opposite that are connected to described plate limits, but second joint element comprises another the single tab that is connected in the described plate, but the tab of described second element can insert in the perforate of described first joint element, between described two displaceable tabs and can be bonded between the described displaceable tab, so that described two plates are locked together.

25. plate interlock system as claimed in claim 24, it is characterized in that: first in the described displaceable tab comprises radially protruding part, and second in the described displaceable tab comprises the complementary radial recess, but described protruding part and recess co-operate, but but described second joint element is bonded between the displaceable tab of described first joint element being convenient to further.

26. plate interlock system as claimed in claim 25, it is characterized in that: the tab of described second element has angle, to form " V " font, the tab of described second element can be engaged between the described radial indent and protruding part of described displaceable tab, but to be convenient to the joint of described first and second joint elements further.