CN101479155A

CN101479155A - Gusseted carton

Info

Publication number: CN101479155A
Application number: CNA2007800237138A
Authority: CN
Inventors: K·L·布兰德; L·M·库珀; 让-曼努埃尔·戈梅斯
Original assignee: Graphic Packaging International LLC
Current assignee: Graphic Packaging International LLC
Priority date: 2006-05-01
Filing date: 2007-05-01
Publication date: 2009-07-08
Anticipated expiration: 2027-05-01
Also published as: BRPI0711091A2; JP2009535272A; CA2651280A1; WO2007130496A3; MX2008013928A; WO2007130496A2; ES2338384T3; NZ572393A; US20070251982A1; DE602007005243D1; ATE460344T1; AU2007248631A1; AU2007248631B2; CN101479155B; EP2013093B1; EP2013093A2

Abstract

A carton (160) is formed from a major blank (5) that may be reinforced at selected locations to increase the strength of the carton. The carton includes gusseted corners (80) that in part form an interior carton volume (163). The interior volume of the carton can be varied by placing the carton in an expanded configuration.

Description

The carton that angle brace is arranged

The cross reference of related application

The application requires the rights and interests of No. the 60/796th, 566, the U.S. Provisional Application submitted on May 1st, 2006, and it incorporates this paper into way of reference integral body in view of the above.

Related application

No. the 11/345th, 185, the U. S. application that is entitled as " carton (GUSSETED CARTON) that angle brace is arranged " that the application relates on February 1st, 2006 and submits to, its content is incorporated this paper into way of reference integral body in view of the above, occurs at this as it.

Background technology

It is known distributing carton (dispensing carton).Conventional distribution carton can have top panel, and distribution member (dispensing feature) is formed at wherein.This carton can be used to hold the article such as drinking container, and for example, when carton was opened, article can distribute by top panel or by another panel.Usually, conventional carton must be refrigerated, so that make the container of being packed into keep cooling.When carton is no longer refrigerated, for example when carton when electric refrigerator shifts out with dispense container, it is undesirable warm that container may become.So container must be refrigerated or be cooled off in other mode once more.In addition, be included in distribution member in the conventional carton may make that in a single day carton is opened just can not be closed again securely.Therefore, in case carton is opened, the article that are retained in the carton may drop out from carton inadvertently.

Conventional carton is formed by single ply board or similar material usually.Carrying handle can be formed in one or more panels of carton, and is used for carton.Because carton often is used to carry the article of phase counterweight, drinking container for example, thus must increase the intensity of the other parts of handle or carton, so that adapt to the load of carton.The conventional approach that is used to increase the load-bearing capacity of paperboard carton is made carton with blank different, more crash-resistant paper board material, or with identical but have the carton material preparing blank of heavy gauge more or paper thickness (caliper).These conventional approachs increase usually and make the cost that carton is associated, and according to the intensity and/or the thickness cost that increase whole blank, have generally also increased the manufacturing cost of material.Yet some part of blank may be not load-bearing, and the fringe cost that is associated with the intensity of the non-bearing part that increases blank is wasted.

Summary of the invention

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, carton is formed by main at least blank and the inferior blank that is attached to main blank.Carton comprises first side panel, bottom panel, second side panel, first end panel, the second end panel and a plurality of angle brace.An angle brace is arranged on each place, angle of bottom panel, and is placed between the side panel and end panel of adjacency, and is connected to the side panel and the end panel of adjacency collapsibly, so that the angle of sealing or enclosed carton.

Inferior blank can be set to make carton become multilayer at selected part place.According to first embodiment, first side panel, second side panel and a plurality of angle brace are formed by main at least blank, and bottom panel and first end panel and the second end panel are formed by the lap of main blank with time blank.According to the aspect of first embodiment, inferior blank reinforces master's blank is so that increase the intensity and the load-bearing capacity of multilayer carton.Inferior blank can be set to reinforce main blank in many desirable positions.The reinforcing through selecting of the specific region of main blank can produce the high-intensity carton with high load capacity, and uses the plate of relatively small amount.

According to the one side of first embodiment, the top closing section can be opened, and passes through the top of being opened, and ice, cold water, extra container and/or other article can be placed in the carton.The internal capacity of carton for example can be used to keep the liquid, other liquid of the water that is produced by the ice that melts, condensation and such as the article of for example refuse, particulate matter etc.

According to another aspect of first embodiment, carton can comprise the side top panel that is connected to side panel collapsibly.Carton can be placed by deployed configuration, and in deployed configuration, side top panel extends upward substantially, with the internal capacity of the increase of partly defining carton.Closure panel can be connected to side top panel collapsibly.Before carton is placed deployed configuration, the top of closure panel and side top panel closed carton.When carton is in its deployed configuration, can use independent closure panel to come the top of closed carton.

According to another aspect of first embodiment, carton can comprise the handle panel, when carton is in its deployed configuration, defines inner carton volume this grip surfaces plate portion.When carton is in deployed configuration and carton top and opens wide, and when carton was in deployed configuration and top closure, before opening carton, the handle panel can be used to carton.

According to another aspect of first embodiment, the bottom receptacle of carton can be configured to have the height that extends on the bottom panel of carton, the seam of glue of no use or other adhesive seal below bottom receptacle.Therefore, bottom receptacle can be liquid-tight.

By the reference following detailed, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and by appended claim, can understand others of the present invention, feature and details more completely.

Description of drawings

According to convention, the various parts of the accompanying drawing of discussing below may not be drawn in proportion.Various parts and size of component in the accompanying drawing may be exaggerated or dwindle, more clearly to illustrate embodiments of the invention.

Fig. 1 is the planar view of multilayer blank that is used for forming carton according to first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 A is the planar view of the main blank of multilayer blank illustrated among Fig. 1.

Fig. 2 B is the planar view of the inferior blank of multilayer blank illustrated among Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 has illustrated the number of assembling steps that forms carton according to wherein Fig. 1 multilayer blank of first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 has illustrated the number of assembling steps of Fig. 1 blank.

Fig. 5 has illustrated the number of assembling steps of Fig. 1 blank.

Fig. 6 has illustrated the number of assembling steps of Fig. 1 blank.

Fig. 7 has illustrated the number of assembling steps of Fig. 1 blank.

Fig. 8 has illustrated the number of assembling steps of Fig. 1 blank.

Fig. 9 has illustrated the number of assembling steps of Fig. 1 blank.

Figure 10 has illustrated the number of assembling steps of Fig. 1 blank.

Figure 11 has illustrated according to first embodiment has the assembled cartons that is contained in container wherein.

Figure 12 has illustrated the carton that is in deployed configuration that the top is opened and has the ice poured on the carton contents.

Figure 13 has illustrated when carton is in its deployed configuration again the carton after the top of closed carton.

The specific embodiment

The first embodiment of the present invention relates generally to a kind of carton such as the article of for example drinking container of being suitable for storing and distributing.Carton provides and be suitable for holding for example bottom receptacle of liquid, ice or other cooling system conditioner in carton bottom.In one exemplary embodiment, ice can be joined the top of opening of carton, with the drinking container of preserving in the cooling carton.When ice-out, thereby in all or part of be kept at bottom receptacle of the overflow water that produces.Carton can also comprise again closing feature (reclosure feature), and wherein closure panel can be bonded with each other, with the top of opening of closed carton.The extensible bottom that strides across carton of inferior blank that reinforces, and upwards enter in the handle of carton, to increase the load-bearing capacity of carton.

The article that this carton embodiment inside holds can comprise container, such as for example petaloid bottles drinking container (petaloid bottle beverage container), metallic beverage can, glass bottle or plastic bottle or such as for example those other containers that use in packaged food and other products.In order to illustrate but not in order to limit the purpose of the scope of the invention, following detailed description is described as the cardinal principle cylindrical metal drinking container that is positioned in the carton.In this manual, term " side ", " end ", " bottom ", " bottom ", " top " and " top " are represented about the determined orientation of complete stack-mounted erected carton.

Fig. 1 is the planar view of multilayer blank 8 that is used for forming carton 160 (illustrating) in Figure 11 according to first embodiment of the invention.Blank 8 is formed by main blank 5 and adhesion, lamination or the inferior blank 6 that otherwise is attached to the reinforcing of main blank 5.The inside face of main blank 5 or lower surface can be seen in Fig. 1.In illustrated embodiment, inferior blank 6 adheres to the medial surface of main blank 5, but it can adhere to lateral surface.

Multilayer blank 8 is " multilayers ", and the inferior blank layer 6 and the main blank layer 5 that are to constitute institute's combination of multilayer blank 8 comprise overlapping basically part.In addition, the major part of the overlapped surfaces of inferior blank layer and main blank layer 6,5 can adhere to with adjoining each other.For example, blank 5 and 6 has different girths or " coverage zone (footprint) ", and need be not overlapping in all positions, but all surfaces at least basically of time blank 6 can be contiguous to and/or adhere to the medial surface of main blank 5.

Go out as shown in fig. 1, blank 8 can be about cross central line CT and longitudinal centerline CL symmetry or almost symmetrical.Main blank 5 and time blank 6 also can be about cross central line CT and longitudinal centerline CL symmetries.Therefore, some element in the accompanying drawing can green phase with or similar reference number represent so that part symmetry in the reflection blank 8 or symmetry fully.

Fig. 2 A is the planar view of main blank 5, and Fig. 2 B is the planar view of the inferior blank 6 of reinforcing.With reference to figure 2A, main blank 5 comprises bottom panel 10, be connected to first and second side panel 20 of the both sides of bottom panel 10 respectively collapsibly at transverse line 21 places, be connected to first side top panel 32 of first side panel 20 collapsibly at transverse line 31 places, be connected to first top closure panels 42 of first side top panel 32 collapsibly at transverse line 41 places, be connected to second side top panel 34 of second side panel 20 and second top closure panels 44 that is connected to second side top panel 34 at transverse line 43 places collapsibly collapsibly at transverse line 33 places.End panel 60 is connected to the both ends of bottom panel 10 collapsibly at longitudinal folding line 62 places.Handle panel 70 is connected to the distal portion of each end panel 60 collapsibly at longitudinal folding line 71 places.(racetrack) grip member 75 of runway shape can be formed in each handle panel 70.Other grip member can be attached in the handle panel 70.In this manual, using term " end " and " side " is for ease of reference, and and does not mean that the relative size of

panel

20,60.

Angle brace 80 is arranged at the place, each angle of bottom panel 10, extends between the side panel 20 of adjacency and end panel 60.Each angle brace 80 all is included in transverse line 21 places and is connected to first gusset panel 82 of end panel 60 collapsibly, is connected to second gusset panel 86 of first gusset panel 82 at bevelled fold line 84 places collapsibly, is connected to the third angle support panel 90 of second gusset panel 86 and the 4th gusset panel 94 that is connected to third angle support panel 90 at bevelled fold line 92 places collapsibly at transverse line 31 or 33 places collapsibly.First gusset panel and

second gusset panel

82,86 can for example define its edge by arc or curved edge 96.

First closure panel 42 can have the lipostomous 48 that is formed at wherein.Lipostomous 48 can define by the abate part in the main blank 5 for example, notch portion, slit or by other the rupturable line of rupture in the blank 5.Second closure panel 44 can have closure panel or flap 50, and closure panel or flap 50 define by a pair of transverse line 51 and the curved cuts 54 of extending between fold line 51 in the distal portion of second closure panel 44.Curved cuts 54 defines the closure projection (closure projection) 56 that extrudes from second closure panel 44.The size of the lipostomous 48 in first closure panel 42 forms holds closure projection 56 (Figure 13) in stack-mounted carton 160.

The handle accommodation hole of longitudinal extension (handle-receiving aperture) 46 can be formed in the

panel

32,42 and be formed in the panel 34,44.The size of handle accommodation hole 46 forms the handle flap of holding from the handle of stack-mounted carton 160 (Figure 11).Handle accommodation hole 46 can define by the abate part in the blank 5 for example, notch portion, slit or by other the lacerable line of rupture in the main blank 5.

With reference to figure 2B, in-to-in is reinforced the one or more selected part that time blank 6 is set to cover and/or reinforce main blank 5.Inferior blank 6 for example can have the symmetry about centre line C L, CT.Inferior blank 6 comprises that time bottom panel 102, inferior bottom panel 102 can be for example identical with the bottom panel 10 (Fig. 2 A) of main blank 5 sizes or slightly littler than the bottom panel 10 of main blank 5.First and second end panel 104 are connected to two ends of time bottom panel 102 collapsibly at longitudinal folding line 103 places, and inferior handle panel 106 is connected to the distal portion of each time end panel 104 collapsibly at longitudinal folding line 105 places.Also with reference to figure 2A, each time end panel 104 substantially can be consistent on size and dimension with the end panel 60 of main blank 5, and inferior handle panel 106 substantially can be consistent on size and dimension with handle panel 70.Each time handle panel 106 can have inferior grip member 108, and inferior grip member 108 cardinal principles are consistent on shape and function with the grip member 75 in the overlapping handle panel 70.Grip member 75,108 is overlapping and match, to form the two-layer handle 144 (illustrating) in the stack-mounted carton 160 in Figure 11.

With reference to figure 1,2A and 2B, multilayer blank 8 can form by the medial surface that inferior blank 6 is adhered to main blank 5.In the panel 106,104,102,104,106 of inferior blank 6 each can adhere to the

corresponding panel

70,60,10,60,70 of main blank 5 respectively.The hot melt adhesive of adhesive tape, application or other adhesives and instrument can be used to main blank and inferior blank 5,6 are adhered to each other.Longitudinal folding line 105,103,103,105 in the inferior blank 6 will be substantially respectively with main blank 5 in

longitudinal folding line

71,62,62,71 coincide so that can be along the folding multilayer blank 8 of overlapping fold line.

Discuss with reference to Fig. 1-11 and multilayer blank 8 to be assembled into carton 160 and pack into the illustrative methods of carton 160 of article.

Fig. 3 has illustrated the initial number of assembling steps in the exemplary assembling method that wherein multilayer blank 8 is assembled into carton 160.Also with reference to figure 2A, be folded

back panel

34,44,50 around transverse line 33 along the direction of curved arrow A.Be folded

back panel

32,42 around transverse line 31 (can't see among Fig. 3).On the direction of curved arrow B, inwardly fold first and second side panel 20 along transverse line 21.Thus, the inner face of first gusset panel 82 is contacted with the inferior end panel 104 of time blank 6, and adhere to the inferior end panel 104 of time blank 6.Can by glue, adhesive tape, other adhesives or other instrument for example used with gusset panel 82 adhere to time end panel 104 towards surface (facing surface).Folding step at

fold line

21,31,33 places can be used as discrete step to carry out, perhaps fold line 31,33 places folding can with carry out simultaneously at the folding of transverse line 21 places.

With reference to figure 4, on the direction of curved arrow C around the inside fold blank 8 of the corresponding longitudinal folding line 103 (in Fig. 4, can't see) in longitudinal folding line in the main blank 5 62 and time blank 6.Fig. 4 has illustrated this folding operation at the place, an end of blank 8.Each end at blank 8 folds, so that break (pre-break) (for example unclamping) blank 8 in advance at longitudinal folding line 62,103 places.

With reference to figure 5, by upwards drawing side panel 20 (in Fig. 5, can't see), and make side panel 20 on the direction of curved arrow D, rotate deploying portion stack-mounted multilayer blank 8 around transverse line 21 pivots.Side panel 20 is also rotated to head lamp brush guard pivot around fold line 21 with the

panel

32,42 and 34,44 that links to each other, and makes them roughly extend vertically or erectly with respect to bottom panel 10.The vertical orientation of

panel

32,42 and 34,44 cardinal principle is shown in Figure 6.

With reference to figure 6, the end that blank 8 is shown is folding around the longitudinal folding line in longitudinal folding line in the main blank 5 62 and time blank 6 103 on the direction of curved arrow E.Overlapping end panel 60,104 and overlapping handle panel 70,106 erectly or roughly erectly erect.The opposed end of fold blank 8 similarly.In Fig. 6, the bottom panel 10 of main blank 5 and end panel 60 are covered by the panel 102,104 of inferior blank 6 respectively, and therefore

reference number

10,60 is placed in the parenthesis.Go out as shown in Figure 6, gusset panel 82 can keep not adhering to time end panel 104 in abutting connection with the free part 83 of bevelled fold line 84, and can be crooked away from panel 104.Under the upright situation of end panel 60,104, partly the stack-mounted carton is the almost parallel hexahedron form with open-top that article can be housed.

With reference to figure 7, partly the stack-mounted carton can be equipped with article.In the embodiment that illustrates, partly the stack-mounted carton is equipped with 18 12 ounce beverage containers C roughly cylindraceous that are provided with by 3 * 6 * 1 configuration.The overlapping end panel 60,104 (respectively shown in Fig. 2 A, the 2B) of main blank and time blank 5,6 forms double-ply first and second end panel 110 of reinforcing in each end of carton, and overlapping bottom panel 10,102 (respectively in Fig. 2 A, 2B) forms the two-layer bottom panel of reinforcing 120.Overlapping handle panel 70,106 forms the two-layer handle panel of reinforcing 140.Overlapping grip member 75,108 in overlapping handle panel 70,106 separately (respectively in Fig. 2 A, 2B) is mutually aimed at, and can adhere to each other and be formed on two-layer handle 144 in each handle panel 140.

With reference to figure 8, a partly end of stack-mounted carton is shown, wherein second side top panel 34 is folded in the opening top on of carton around transverse line 33 with the

panel

44,50 that links to each other on the direction of curved arrow F.Then, around folding first side top panel 32 of transverse line 31 and first closure panels 42, make they and

panel

34,44 overlapping.Selectively, can be around fold line 31 folding first side top panel 32, subsequently around fold line 33 folding second side top panel 34.When inside

folding panel

32,34,

gusset panel

90,94 is folding toward each other around bevelled fold line 92.The opposed end of folded part ground stack-mounted carton similarly.

With reference to figure 9, a partly end of stack-mounted carton is shown, wherein third angle support panel 90 and the 4th gusset panel 94 (shown in Figure 8) fold around longitudinal folding line 62 on the direction of curved arrow G.The opposed end of folded part ground stack-mounted carton similarly.At this moment, one or two in first side top panel 32 and first closure panel 42 can adhere to one or two in second side top panel 34 and second closure panel 44.The top of

panel

32,34,42,44 closed carton.

With reference to Figure 10, a partly end of stack-mounted carton is shown, wherein two-layer handle panel 140 folds around overlapping

fold line

71 and 105 on the direction of curved arrow H.Also, make inside the contacting with gusset panel 90 of handle panel 140 thus towards the surface with reference to figure 9.Glue or other adhesives can be applied to gusset panel 90, so that handle panel 140 adheres to gusset panel 90.The folding similarly also opposed end of bonding carton is to form the hexahedral carton 160 of almost parallel of storage container C illustrated among Figure 11.

With reference to Figure 11, first side top panel 32 and first closure panel 42 cover second side top panel 34 and second closure panel 44, but this orientation can be opposite.

Panel

32,42,34,44 can be fixed together by adhesives, to form top closing section 150 such as for example glue.Thus, the top of carton 160 is closed or is closed basically.Go out as shown in Figure 11, under the carrying state, handle panel 140 extends upward from end panel 110 usually.Can use the multi-ply handle 144 that is defined in the reinforcing in the handle panel 140 to come carton 160.

By the handle flap 146 of handle 144 being filled in the handle accommodation hole 46 at the direction head lamp brush guard pivot rotating handles panel 140 of arrow I and in each end of carton 160, can be selectively or appropriate location that the

panel

32,42,34,44 that constitutes top closing section 150 is remained on the carton top of opening.In this configuration,

panel

32,42,34,44 can be put down the top of striding carton 160 basically, thereby forms top closing section 150.The handle flap of filling in the handle accommodation hole 46 146 can for example be used to make top panel and

closure panel

32,42,34,44 to remain in closure state on carton top, and making does not need adhesives that

panel

32,42,34,44 is fixed on the appropriate location.

Figure 12 has illustrated the carton 160 that is in its deployed configuration, and wherein top closing section 150 is opened, and ice is poured on the carton contents, and is contained in the internal capacity 163 of carton.Can for example open carton 160 so that on the direction of arrow J, make progress and be pulled outwardly

panel

32,42 by drawing first closure panel 42.Then, can on the direction of another arrow J, retract panel 34,44.Also with reference to figure 8, when respectively around the folded-out panel of fold line 31,33 32,34, gusset panel 94 is folded-out with respect to gusset panel 90 (it is adhered to handle panel 106) around bevelled fold line 92.

Go out as shown in Figure 12, when carton top was opened, for example, ice, cold water or other cooling of tool can be introduced in the internal capacity 163 of carton 160, so that its contacting container C.First height H of closed carton 160 _C1In Figure 12, be shown as consistent with the height of side panel 20 substantially.Go out as shown in Figure 11, when by

panel

32,42,34,44 closed carton, height H _C1Consistent with the carton height.Go out as shown in Figure 12, when

panel

32,42,34,44 extends upward, second height H _C2The height of the internal capacity of expression carton 160.

Panel

32,34,82,86,90,94,140 defines the top part of internal capacity 163, and wherein the angle brace 80 at each angle of carton 160 is used for from bottom panel 10 upward to second height H of launching _C2Basically seal the angle of carton.Therefore, can be by opening top closing section 150 and extending upward the capacity that

panel

140,32,34,90,94 increases the carton 160 of expansion.

When carton be in shown in Figure 12 open with deployed configuration the time, can use the multi-ply handle 144 that is defined in the reinforcing in the handle panel 140 to come carton 160.Except container C, the ice of adding or other cooling system conditioner can constitute the sizable weight by carton 160 burdens.Two layer segments that comprise the carton 160 of the part that time blank 6 and main blank 5 are overlapping are that carton has increased sizable intensity, become possibility so that carry the load of phase counterweight in carton 160.The zone that the reinforcing that is provided by inferior blank 6 can need reinforcement with for example carton 160 especially is a target, so that waste plate seldom in forming carton.In illustrated embodiment, the panel 106,104,102,104,106 (Fig. 2 B) of inferior blank 6 from a grip surfaces plate 140, down to an end panel 110, pass bottom panel 120 and extend through relative end panel 110 and handle panel 140.Therefore, when the user used handle 144 carton, reinforced preform 6 was arranged to the quite most load of burden.

Figure 13 has illustrated the carton 160 that is in its deployed configuration, and wherein the top of carton is by

panel

42,44,50 closures.In this configuration,

panel

32,34 erectly extends substantially, makes that the height of internal capacity of carton 160 is H _C3The 3rd height H _C3Can be slightly less than second height H _C2By on the direction of arrow K, coming the top of closed carton 160 opening on the top of carton around

fold line

41,43 folding first and second

top closure panels

42,44 respectively.The closure flap of top closure panels 44 (closure flap) 50 parts are back crooked around fold line 51 on the direction of arrow L, make closure projection 56 extend substantially downwards.Closure projection 56 is moved downward and is pressed in the lipostomous 48 in first closure panel 42.The top that the joint of closure projection 56 in lipostomous 48 keeps

top closure panels

42,44 to stride across carton 160 is in the appropriate location.When carton is in expansion illustrated among Figure 13 and closed configuration, can use multi-ply handle 144 carton 160 that are defined in the reinforcing in the handle panel 140.The top of closed carton 160, this can reduce the possibility that article drop out inadvertently from carton.

According to one aspect of the present invention, by increasing carton height to the second height H _C2With the 3rd height H _C3The additional internal capacity that provides can be used for holding the cooling media of suitable large volume, as for example ice, perhaps for example may need that cool off even additional container or other article.Except internal capacity, in the deployed configuration of the closure shown in the deployed configuration of opening shown in Figure 12 and Figure 13, can also pass through handle panel 140 carton 160 with expansion.

According to one embodiment of the present of invention, has a height H when illustrated from Figure 11 _C1Closed configuration change into the height H that has shown in Figure 12 _C2Open with deployed configuration the time, the height of the internal capacity of carton 160 has increased at least 10%.Launch and the height H of the internal capacity of the carton 160 of closed configuration being in shown in Figure 13 _C3Also can be than first height H of the carton that is in closed configuration _C1Exceed at least 10%, and the corresponding increase of carton interior volume.According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, height H _C2And H _C3Than first height H _C1Exceed at least 25%.

Again with reference to Figure 12, according to an illustrative aspects of the present invention, angle brace 80 can partly define in the stack-mounted carton 160 to the liquid-tight bottom receptacle 165 of small part.The top of bottom receptacle 165 or upper bound represent by the dotted line among Figure 12, and represented the part of the bottom of carton 160, below this part, do not form gummed sealing or seam that water or other liquid may seepages.That is,, in carton, be lower than the position of the top of bottom receptacle 165, adhesive seal or other joint that fluid may spill the material of carton 160 are not set according to first embodiment.Also with reference to figure 1 and 2A, therefore, bottom receptacle 165 can be formed by the continuous part of the folding material of blank 8.The height indicator that is lower than its liquid-tight that does not just have glue joint part of holder 165 is shown the height H R among Figure 12.With reference to figure 2A, height H R substantially can be consistent along the vertex that curved edge 96 is connected to gusset panel 84 collapsibly with gusset panel 82.

Height H _RCan for example be defined as the function of carton 160 height.For example, with reference to Figure 12 and 13, bottom receptacle 165 can define to have and be carton 160 height H _C1At least about 15% height H _RThe liquid-tight part.In another embodiment, the height H of holder 165 _RCan be carton 160 height H _C1At least about 40%.The height H of holder _RCan increase or reduce by the geometric configuration that changes

angle brace

82,86, for example in carton 160, to hold greater or lesser desirable liquid volume.

If desired, can open the back at carton 160 and in carton 160, place extra article.For example, if container C is a drinking container, then ice can be placed on the container C, and is kept in the carton with cooled containers.When ice-out, the holder 165 in carton 160 bottoms is used to keep from all or part of of the water of the ice overflow of melting.Holder 165 can also be used for for example holding the thin particulate matter that may spill by glue joint in other mode.If one or more container C carton 160 transport or storage process in be damaged, then bottom receptacle 165 can be used to keep all or part of of broken container contents.

Blank 8 can for example be configured to any needed degree by water-resistant material, so that the liquid of carton 160 bottoms remains to the times selected amount in bottom receptacle 165.Therefore, carton 160 can be constructed so that the liquid that is retained in the bottom receptacle 165 reaches height H at liquid at least _RBegin to be retained in the carton 160 before.

Carton according to the principle of the invention can be formed by the material such as for example cardboard.Therefore, if be exposed to water or long time period of other liquid, because the part penetrablility of carton material, carton may allow liquid to discharge via wet carton surface.In this manual, term " liquid-tight " is commonly used to define that part that the continuous part by material of carton forms substantially, that part that does not perhaps have any glue joint that liquid or thin particulate matter can be by its seepage, and therefore term " liquid-tight " comprises owing to be exposed to water or other liquid and the carton of the part seepage water that may become in time for a long time.

In the above embodiments, the configuration that is described to 3 * 6 * 1 of carton 160 holds 18 12 ounces of can container C.Yet the container of other layout, package, article and other products can be contained in the carton of constructing according to the principle of the invention.For example, if the size and dimension of carton is formulated to other configuration, for example 3 * 4 * 1,4 * 3 * 1,3 * 6 * 1,2 * 4 * 1,2 * 5 * 1,2 * 6 * 1,4 * 6 * 1 etc. and the multilayer version of previous configuration preserve article, also will work satisfactorily according to the carton of principle of the invention structure.Can also change the size of blank 8, for example to hold various vessel forms.For example, 16 ounces petaloid bottles can be contained in the carton of constructing according to the principle of the invention.

In the above in the exemplary embodiment of Tao Luning, main blank and time blank can by for example clay coated newsprint (clay coated newsprint) (CCN), the unbleached sulfate board of homogeneity (solid unbleached sulfate board) (SUS) and other material form.Usually, blank can be made of the cardboard that for example has at least about 14 paper thickness, makes it heavier and harder than common paper.Blank also can be made of other material, for example by card board or have any other material that is suitable for making carton can play at least haply as the character of above-mentioned effect and constitute.

Blank can scribble for example clay coating.Then, can be on the clay coating print product, advertisement and out of Memory or image.Then, blank can scribble varnish, with printed information on the protection blank.Blank can also be coated with on the either side of blank or both sides, for example moisture proof barrier.Blank can also or be coated with one or more flaky materials at selected panel or panel part office lamination.

Above embodiment can be described as having by gluing one or more panels together.Term " glue " is used for comprising and generally is used for paperboard carton panels is fixed on all categories of the adhesives of appropriate location.

Term used herein " line " not only comprises straight line, but also comprises the line of other type, such as for example crooked, curve or the line (angularly displaced line) or the broken cord that have angle to be provided with.

In according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention, fold line can be to help linear substantially form along its folding fracture or reduction arbitrarily in the blank, but needs not to be straight line.More particularly, but be not in order to dwindle scope of the present invention, the example of fold line comprises: score line; Crease line; Otch or a series of otch, its line of weakness along hope partly extends in the material and/or extends fully through material; And the various continuous and/or overlapping combination of these example feature.

In illustrated embodiment, selected fold line is shown as and comprises isolated otch, and is folding to help along this line.If otch below the bottom receptacle of carton part or in abutting connection with the bottom receptacle part of carton, can use and be less than 100% otch and prevent along the fold line seepage.Selectively, in the holder part or near the reservoir portion office, can omit otch or cut.

In this manual, " panel " or " flap " needs not be flat or other form plane." panel " or " flap " can for example comprise a plurality of interconnected generally flat or planar sections.

For the purpose of description that goes out given herein, term " line of rupture " can be used to for example refer to usually, is formed on cut line, score line, crease line, tear line or fold line (or its various continuous and/or overlapping combinations) in the blank." lacerable " line of rupture is to be used for the line of rupture that is torn in the general use of carton.The example of lacerable line of rupture is a tear line.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, form pallet (tray) or other structure.As an embodiment and with reference to figure 1, can revise blank 8 by for example omitting some element of

panel

32,34,42,44, so that form the pellet type carton of opening.

Though it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the top embodiment of reference example the present invention has been discussed, can have carried out various increases, modifications and variations to it, and not deviate from the spirit and scope of the present invention that propose as following claim.

Claims

1. carton, it forms by main at least blank with described main blank bonded assembly time blank, and described carton comprises:

Bottom panel;

First side panel;

Second side panel;

The first end panel;

The second end panel;

A plurality of angle braces are provided with an angle brace at each place, angle of described bottom panel, and this angle brace is arranged between the side panel and end panel of adjacency, and is connected to the side panel and the end panel of adjacency collapsibly, wherein

Described first side panel, described second side panel and described a plurality of angle brace are formed by described at least main blank, and

Described bottom panel, described first end panel and described the second end panel are formed by described at least main blank and described blank.

2. carton as claimed in claim 1, it also comprises:

First in command's panel, it is connected to described first end panel collapsibly; And

Second in command's panel, it is connected to described the second end panel collapsibly, and wherein said first in command's panel and described second in command's panel are formed by described at least main blank and described blank.

3. carton as claimed in claim 2, it also comprises:

First in command's parts, it is formed in described first in command's panel; And

Second in command's parts, it is formed in described second in command's panel.

4. as the described carton of claim 2-3, it also comprises:

First side top panel, it is connected to described first side panel collapsibly; And

First closure panel, it is connected to described first side top panel collapsibly.

5. as the described carton of claim 1-4, it also comprises:

Second side top panel, it is connected to described second side panel collapsibly;

Second closure panel, it is connected to described second side top panel collapsibly; And

Closure flap, it is connected to described second closure panel collapsibly.

6. as the described carton of claim 1-3, it also comprises:

First side top panel, it is connected to described first side panel collapsibly, and each end of wherein said first side top panel is connected in the described angle brace collapsibly; And

First closure panel, it is connected to the distal portion edge of described first side top panel collapsibly.

7. carton as claimed in claim 6, it also comprises:

Second side top panel, it is connected to described second side panel collapsibly, and each end of wherein said second side top panel is connected in the described angle brace collapsibly;

Closure flap, it is connected to described second closure panel collapsibly.

8. as the described carton of claim 1-7, wherein each angle brace comprises at least two bonded assembly gusset panel collapsibly.

9. as the described carton of claim 1-8, wherein each angle brace comprises at least four bonded assembly gusset panel collapsibly.

10. as the described carton of claim 1-9, wherein said carton is the almost parallel hexahedron.

11. a carton, it comprises:

Bottom panel;

First side panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

Second side panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

The first end panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

The second end panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

First side top panel, it is connected to described first side panel collapsibly;

First closure panel, it is connected to described first side top panel collapsibly, and extends across the top of described carton;

Lipostomous, it is in described first closure panel;

Second closure panel, it is connected to described second side top panel collapsibly, and extends across the top of described carton; And

Closure flap, it is connected to described second closure panel collapsibly, and described closure flap comprises closure projection, and the size of described closure projection forms in the described lipostomous that is contained in described first closure panel.

12. carton as claimed in claim 11, it also comprises:

A plurality of angle braces are provided with an angle brace at each place, angle of described bottom panel, and this angle brace is placed between the side panel and end panel of adjacency, and is connected to the side panel and the end panel of adjacency collapsibly.

13. as the described carton of claim 11-12, it also comprises:

Second in command's panel, it is connected to described the second end panel collapsibly.

14. carton as claimed in claim 13, it also comprises:

Second in command's parts, it is formed in described second in command's panel.

15. 14 carton as claimed in claim, it also comprises:

At least one handle accommodation hole, it is formed in described first closure panel at least in part.

16. as the described carton of claim 13-15, wherein each handle panel adheres in the described angle brace at least two.

17. as the described carton of claim 11-16, wherein said first side top panel and described second side top panel extend across the top of described carton.

18. carton as claimed in claim 12, wherein each angle brace comprises at least two bonded assembly gusset panel collapsibly.

19. as the described carton of claim 11-18, wherein liquid-tight bottom receptacle is defined in the base section of described carton.

20. as the described carton of claim 11-19, wherein said carton is the almost parallel hexahedron.

21. a carton blank, it is formed by main at least blank and the inferior blank that is attached to described main blank, and described carton blank comprises:

Bottom panel;

First side panel, it is connected to first side of described bottom panel collapsibly;

Second side panel, it is connected to second side of described bottom panel collapsibly;

The first end panel, it is connected to the first end of described bottom panel collapsibly;

The second end panel, it is connected to the second end of described bottom panel collapsibly;

Second side top panel, it is connected to described second side panel collapsibly; And

A plurality of angle braces are provided with an angle brace at each place, angle of described bottom panel, and this angle brace is placed between the side panel and end panel of adjacency, and is connected to the side panel and the end panel of adjacency collapsibly, wherein

Described bottom panel, described first end panel and described the second end panel are formed by described at least main blank and inferior blank.

22. 21 blank as claimed in claim, it also comprises:

First closure panel, it is connected to described first side top panel collapsibly;

Lipostomous, it is in described first closure panel;

23. as the described blank of claim 21-22, it also comprises:

Second in command's panel, it is connected to described the second end panel collapsibly, and wherein said handle panel is by forming described at least main blank and described blank forms.

24. blank as claimed in claim 23, it also comprises:

Second in command's parts, it is formed in described second in command's panel.

25. as the described blank of claim 21-24, wherein each angle brace comprises at least two bonded assembly gusset panel collapsibly, at least one in the described gusset panel is connected in the described side top panel collapsibly.

26. a carton blank, it comprises:

Bottom panel;

First side panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

Second side panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

The first end panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

The second end panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

A plurality of angle braces are provided with an angle brace at each place, angle of described bottom panel, and this angle brace is placed between the side panel and end panel of adjacency, and is connected to the side panel and the end panel of adjacency collapsibly;

Lipostomous, it is in described first closure panel;

27. blank as claimed in claim 26, it also comprises:

28. blank as claimed in claim 27, it also comprises:

Second in command's parts, it is formed in described second in command's panel.

29. as the described blank of claim 26-28, wherein each angle brace comprises at least two bonded assembly gusset panel collapsibly, and wherein each angle brace is connected among in the described end panel one, described side panel one and the described side top panel one collapsibly.

30. the method for an assembled cartons, it comprises:

Carton blank is provided, and described carton blank comprises:

Bottom panel;

First side panel;

Second side panel;

The first end panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

First in command's panel, it is connected to described first end panel collapsibly;

The second end panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

Second in command's panel, it is connected to described the second end panel collapsibly;

A plurality of angle braces, each place, angle is provided with an angle brace at described bottom panel, and this angle brace is placed between the side panel and end panel of adjacency, and is connected to the side panel and the end panel of adjacency collapsibly;

First closure panel, it is connected to described first side top panel collapsibly; And

Second closure panel, it is connected to described second side top panel collapsibly;

Form the hexahedral top shape of opening of almost parallel by described blank;

Article are encased in described almost parallel is hexahedral to be opened in the top shape; And

At least one at least a portion in the described angle brace is adhered to described first in command's panel; And

Form the top closing section by described at least first closure panel and described second closure panel.

31. method as claimed in claim 30, it also comprises at least one at least a portion in the described angle brace is adhered to described second in command's panel.

32. as the described method of claim 30-31, wherein said top closing section also comprises described first side top panel and described second side top panel.

33. as the described method of claim 30-32, it also comprises around the folding described first in command's panel of fold line, described fold line is connected to described first end panel with described first in command's panel, so that described first in command's panel contacts a part of two in the described angle brace.

34. method as claimed in claim 33, in the wherein said angle brace at least one is connected to the side top panel of adjacency at the fold line place, and first in command's panel folds like that around the fold line that described first in command's panel is connected to described first end panel is folding as described.

35. as the described method of claim 30-34, it also comprises each at least a portion in the described angle brace is adhered in the described end panel one.

36. the method for 30-35 wherein forms the top closing section and comprises that the lipostomous in making closure projection and being formed at described first closure panel engages as claimed in claim.

37. as the described method of claim 30-36, wherein each angle brace comprises at least two bonded assembly gusset panel collapsibly, and wherein each angle brace is connected among in the described end panel one, described side panel one and the described side top panel one collapsibly.

38. a method of utilizing carton, it comprises:

Carton is provided, and described carton comprises:

Bottom panel;

First side panel;

Second side panel;

The first end panel;

The second end panel;

A plurality of angle braces are provided with an angle brace at each place, angle of described bottom panel, and this angle brace is placed between the side panel and end panel of adjacency, and is connected to the side panel and the end panel of adjacency collapsibly; And

The top closing section, it extends across the top of described carton, and described top closing section comprises first side top panel that is connected to described first side panel collapsibly and second side top panel that is connected to described second side panel collapsibly at first;

Open described top closing section;

Extend upward described first side top panel substantially and extend upward described second side top panel substantially, so that described carton is in deployed configuration, wherein described at least first side top panel, described second side top panel and described angle brace are connected to the top part of the internal capacity of the expansion of defining described carton.

39. method as claimed in claim 38, it also is included in opens the described top closing section top of closed described carton afterwards.

40. as the described method of claim 38-39, wherein make before described carton is in deployed configuration, described carton has first height, and when making described carton be in deployed configuration, described carton has second height, second aspect ratio first is highly high.

41. method as claimed in claim 40, wherein second aspect ratio first highly exceeds at least 10%.

42. as the described method of claim 38-41, wherein said top closing section also comprises lipostomous and the closure flap that can engage with described lipostomous.

43. as the described method of claim 38-42, wherein said carton also comprises the first in command's panel that is connected to described first end panel and is connected to second in command's panel of described the second end panel that described method also comprises by described first in command's panel and described second in command's panel carries described carton.

44. as the described method of claim 38-43, wherein each angle brace comprises at least two bonded assembly gusset panel collapsibly, and wherein each angle brace is connected among in the described end panel one, described side panel one and the described side top panel one collapsibly.