EP0032127B1 - Article carrier and blank therefor - Google Patents

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EP0032127B1
EP0032127B1 EP81300025A EP81300025A EP0032127B1 EP 0032127 B1 EP0032127 B1 EP 0032127B1 EP 81300025 A EP81300025 A EP 81300025A EP 81300025 A EP81300025 A EP 81300025A EP 0032127 B1 EP0032127 B1 EP 0032127B1
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  • This invention relates to article carriers which are economical to manufacture and at the same time are well adapted for use in connection with returnable bottles.
  • the article carrier disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 3,356,258 includes a handle partition which facilitates portage of the carrier after it has been opened.
  • the handle partition is hinged directly to the bottom wall and consequently after repeated use, the carrier is weakened.
  • the carrier of the present invention also includes a handle partition but in order to maintain carton strength, improve durability, and provide for economical use of material the handle means is hinged to a secondary bottom panel.
  • an article carrier comprising a bottom wall, side wall means secured to the side edges of said bottom wall, a top panel secured to said side wall means and disposed substantially parallel to said bottom wall, characterized by a secondary bottom panel secured to said bottom wall and disposed in flat face contacting relation with the upper surface thereof, and by handle means secured to said secondary bottom panel and disposed substantially perpendicular thereto.
  • an article carrier blank comprising a top panel, a pair of end walls foldably joined respectively to the end edges of said top panel, a bottom wall foldably joined to one of said end walls remote from said top panel, and characterized by a secondary bottom panel foldably joined to said bottom wall remote from said one end wall, and handle means foldably joined to said secondary bottom panel.
  • the numeral 1 designates the bottom wall of the carrier to the side edges of which a portion of the side wall means in the form of lower side wall panels 2 and 3 is foldably joined along fold lines 4 and 5.
  • secondary bottom panel 6 is foldably joined along fold line 7.
  • bend lines 6a, 6b and 6c are provided and are formed in secondary bottom panel 6.
  • Handle means for the carrier is provided in the form of handle panel 8 which is foldably joined to one side of secondary bottom panel 6 along fold lines 9 and 10 and handle panel 11 which is foldably joined to the other side of secondary bottom panel 6 along fold lines 12 and 13.
  • the handle means can also comprise, only one handle panel.
  • cushioning means for the purpose of separating the articles disposed in the transverse direction of the carrier.
  • cushioning panels 14, 15 and 16 are formed along the lower portion of handle panel 8
  • cushioning panels 17, 18 and 19 are formed along the lower portion of handle panel 11.
  • the lower edges of the cushioning panels 14-19 are curved. This feature of the invention facilitates the smooth entry of the articles onto secondary bottom panel 6 during the article loading operation.
  • end wall 20 is foldably joined along fold line 21.
  • flaps 22 and 23 are foldably joined respectively to end wall 20 along fold lines 24 and 25.
  • flaps 26 and 27 are foldably joined respectively to end wall 20 along fold lines 28 and 29.
  • top panel or top wall 30 is foldably joined to the upper edge of end wall 20 along interrupted fold line 31.
  • Carrier side wall means includes upper side wall panel 32 which is joined to top panel 30 along fold lines 33 and 34 as well as along severance lines 35 and 36 and upper side wall panel 37 which is joined to top panel 30 along fold lines 38 and 39 as well as along severance lines 40 and 41.
  • severance lines 42 and 43 are formed in top panel 30 at one end thereof and severance lines 44 and 45 are formed in top panel 30 at the other end thereof.
  • thumb tab 46 is formed in top panel 30 and, adjacent to thumb tab 46, cut lines 47 and 48 are formed in the upper portion of end wall 20.
  • fold lines 49 and 50 are formed respectively in upper side wall panels 32 and 37.
  • V-shaped bend lines 51 and 52 are formed in top panel 30.
  • Each of the V-shaped bend lines 51 and 52 comprises side elements A and B.
  • the side elements A and B of each V-shaped bend line 51 and 52 diverge in a direction toward thumb tab 46 which is the point at which removal of carrier top panel 30 is initiated.
  • corner sections 30a, 30b, 30c and 30d are disposed at the respective corners of top panel 30.
  • end wall 53 is foldably joined to an end edge of top panel 30 along fold line 54.
  • Flaps 55 and 56 are foldably joined respectively to end wall 53 along fold lines 57 and 58.
  • flaps 59 and 60 are foldably joined respectively to end wall 53 along fold lines 61 and 62.
  • glue flap 63 is joined to end wall 53 along fold line 64.
  • finger gripping apertures 65 and 66 are formed in top panel 30 and are defined by cushioning tabs 67 and 68 which are foldably joined respectively to top panel 30 along fold lines 69 and 70.
  • neck receiving apertures 71-76 are provided to receive the necks of the packaged articles.
  • slits 42a and 43a are formed respectively on the periphery of neck receiving apertures 71 and 74.
  • a pair of tabs X and Y are associated with each neck receiving aperture.
  • cushioning tabs 77-84 are provided and are foldably joined respectively to bottom wall 1 along fold lines 85-92.
  • each cushioning tab is provided with cutaway portion C, the purpose of which is described and claimed in U.S. patent number 4,186,867 filed August 14, 1978 and which is owned by the assignee of this invention.
  • Finger gripping apertures 93 and 94 are formed in handle panel 8 and, similarly, finger gripping apertures 95 and 96 are formed in handle panel 11. Also cushioning flaps 97 and 98 are foldably joined respectively to handle panel 8 along fold lines 99 and 100. In like fashion, cushioning flaps 101, and 102 are foldably joined respectively to handle panel 11 along fold lines 103 and 104. Cuts 97a, 98a, 101 a, and 102a are formed respectively in cushioning flaps 97, 98, 101 and 102. According to a features of this invention, finger gripping aperture 94 is slightly larger in size than corresponding finger gripping aperture 96 and likewise, finger gripping aperture 95 is slightly larger in size than corresponding finger gripping aperture 93.
  • nicks N are provided at the lowermost points of cushioning panels 14-19 as well as along the outer edges of cushioning flaps 97, 98, 101, and 102.
  • nicks N simply constitute small paperboard connections between adjacent elements of the blank and are easily broken whenever the carrier is loaded or transported.
  • bottom wall 1 together with secondary bottom panel 6 and handle panels 8 and 11 are all elevated and folded over along fold line 21 to occupy the positions shown in Figure 6.
  • glue flap 63 as shown by stippling in Figure 6.
  • end wall 53 and the associated structure are elevated and folded over along fold line 54 to occupy the positions shown in Figure 7.
  • glue flap 63 is adhered to bottom wall 1.
  • top panel 30 In order to open the carrier for removal of the packaged articles, it is simply necessary to grasp thumb tab 46 and to pull top panel 30 upwardly. By this operation the inner portion of top panel 30 is severed along severance lines 44,45, 36,41, 35, 40, 42 and 43 and slits 42a and 43a. The carrier then appears as shown in Figure 3.
  • V-shaped bend lines 51 and 52 When the inner portion of top panel 30 is removed, tearing thereof in a manner other than along the desired severance lines is prevented by means of V-shaped bend lines 51 and 52.
  • the V-shaped orientation of V-shaped bend line 51 causes the portions of top pane 30 on either side of the side elements A and B to form upwardly diverging relationships therefrom. This in turn causes a tension force at points D and E along the side edges of top panel 30 at which points tearing is caused to occur and then continue along severance lines 36 and 41. Therefore by this invention any undesired tearing of top panel 30 is prevented especially as commonly occurs about the inner edges of the associated neck receiving apertures such as elements 73 and 76.
  • top panel 30 After the removable portion of top panel 30 has been discarded, the articles are removed and the contents thereof consumed as desired.
  • the empty articles can then simply be placed into the carrier which is conveniently returned to the point of purchase by proper utilization of the handle means in the form of handle panels 8 and 11. Since at least a portion of the bottom of each article is disposed on secondary bottom panel 6, added reinforcement is achieved when the carrier is lifted by means of handle panels 8 and 11. Further strength is achieved by means of corner sections 30a, 30b, 30c and 30d which operate to connect upper side wall panels 32 and 37 to end walls 20 and 53.
  • finger gripping aperture 94 is somewhat larger in size than corresponding finger gripping aperture 96.
  • cushioning flap 98 is forced into finger gripping aperture 96, it tends to bind against the sides of finger gripping aperture 96 since it is slightly wider. Therefore handle panels 8 and 11 are locked in upright positions and do not separate and interfere with removal and replacement of the articles.
  • the same relationship exists in the opposite direction between finger gripping apertures 95 and finger gripping aperture 93.
  • the numeral 1' designates the bottom wall of the second carrier.
  • Lower side wall panels 2' and 3', forming a portion of the carrier side wall means are foldably joined along fold lines 4' and 5' respectively to the side edges of bottom wall 1'.
  • supplementary bottom panel 6' is foldably joined along fold line 7'.
  • Handle means for the second carrier is provided in the form of handle panels 8' and 9' which are foldably joined together along fold line 10'.
  • handle panel 9' is joined to supplementary bottom panel 6' along spaced parallel fold lines 11' and 12'.
  • Fastening tab 13' is struck from handle panel 9' and is joined to handle panel 8' along spaced parallel fold lines 14' and 15'.
  • Connecting panels 16' and 17' are struck from the handle means and are foldably joined respectively to handle panels 8' and 9' along diagonal fold lines 18' and 19'.
  • Anchoring tab 20' is also struck from handle means and is formed intermediate connecting panels 16' and 17' and is foldably joined thereto respectively along interrupted fold lines 21' and 22'. Although two handle panels are shown in the drawings, the handle means can also comprise only one handle panel in which case either connecting panel 16' or 17' would be omitted as is obvious.
  • end wall 23' is foldably joined along fold line 24'.
  • flaps 25' and 26' are foldably joined respectively to end wall 23' along fold lines 27' and 28'.
  • flaps 29' and 30' are foldably joined respectively to end wall 23' along fold lines 31' and 32'.
  • Top panel or top wall 33' is foldably joined to the upper edge of end wall 23' along interrupted fold line 34'.
  • Carrier side wall means includes upper side wall panel 35' which is joined to top panel 33' along fold lines 36' and 37' as well as along weakened severance lines 38' and 39' and upper side panel wall panel 40' which is joined to top panel 33' along fold lines 41' and 42' as well as along weakened severance lines 43' and 44'. Also weakened severance lines 45' and 46' are formed in top panel 33' at one end thereof and similar severance lines 47' and 48' are formed in top panel 33' at the other end thereof.
  • thumb tab 49' is formed in top panel 33' and, adjacent to thumb tab 49', cut lines 50' and 51' are formed in the upper portion of end wall 23'.
  • fold lines 52' and 53' are formed respectively in upper side wall panels 35' and 40'.
  • V-shaped bend lines 54' and 55' as well as corner sections 56', 57', 58' and 59' are formed in top panel 33'.
  • end wall 60' is foldably joined to an end edge of top panel 33' along fold line 61'.
  • Flaps 62' and 63' are foldably joined respectively to end wall 60' along fold lines 64' and 65'.
  • flaps 66' and 67' are foldably joined respectively to end wall 60' along fold lines 68' and 69'.
  • glue flap 70' is joined to end wall 60' along fold line 71'.
  • finger gripping apertures 72' and 73' are formed in top panel 33' and are foldably joined respectively thereto along fold lines 74' and 75'.
  • neck receiving apertures 76'-81' are provided.
  • slits 82' and 83' are formed respectively on the periphery of neck receiving apertures 76' and 79'.
  • cushioning tabs 84'-95' are struck from bottom wall 1'.
  • Cushioning tabs 84'-93' are foldably joined respectively to bottom wall 1' along fold lines 96'-105'.
  • cushioning tab 94' is joined to bottom wall 1' along parallel spaced fold lines 106' and 107' and, likewise, cushioning tab 95' is joined to bottom wall 1' along parallel spaced fold lines 108' and 109'.
  • Finger gripping apertures 110' and 111' are formed in handle panel 8' and, similarly, finger gripping apertures 112' and 113' are formed in handle panel 9'. Also cushioning flaps 114' and 11 5' are foldably joined respectively to handle panel 8' along fold lines 116' and 117'. In like fashion, cushioning flaps 118' and 119' are foldably joined respectively to handle panel 9' along fold lines 120' and 121'.
  • anchoring tab 20' is then adhered to the inner surface of end wall 23'.
  • glue flap 70' As shown by stippling in Figure 5a. Thereafter end wall 60' and the associated structure are elevated and folded over along fold line 61' to occupy the positions shown in Figure 6a. By this operation, glue flap 70' is adhered to bottom wall 1'.
  • top panel 33' In order to open the second carrier for removal of the packaged articles, it is simply necessary to grasp thumb tab 49' and to pull top panel 33' upwardly as shown in Figure 2a. By this operation the inner portion of top panel 33' is severed along weakened severance lines 47', 48', 39', 44', 38', 43', 45' and 46' and slits 82' and 83'.
  • FIG. 10 A modification of the second carrier is depicted in Figures 10 and 11. Corresponding elements of the second carrier are identified in Figures 10 and 11 with the subscript "a". From Figure 10 it is apparent that cushioning tabs 88', 89', 94' and 95' as shown in the blank of Figure 3a are omitted. Also fastening tab 13' is omitted and supplementary bottom panel 6' is extended in order to provide a greater amount of material to be adhered to bottom wall 1'. Additionally cushioning tabs 122' and 123' are integrally formed respectively along the lower portions of connecting panels 16' and 17'. As shown in Figure 11 cushioning tabs 122' and 123' in effect replace cushioning tabs 88' and 89' of the version of this invention shown in Figures 1 a-9.
  • handle panels 8' and 9' are directly secured to the carrier bottom and are secured to one of the carrier end walls by means of connecting panels 16' and 17' and anchoring tab 20'. As a result any tendency for the handle structure to separate from the bottom wall is greatly reduced.
  • spaced parallel fold lines 11' and 12' are disposed in coincidence respectively with spaced fold lines 106' and 107'.
  • spaced fold lines 14' and 15' are disposed respectively in coincidence with spaced fold lines 109' and 108'.
  • a double thickness of paperboard is provided at the various points of article contact and these spaced parallel fold lines facilitate manipulation and folding of cushioning tabs 94' and 95' at the points where the carrier paperboard is of double thickness and particularly difficult to bend.

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