EP0077082A2 - Porte-récipients - Google Patents

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EP0077082A2
EP0077082A2 EP82110453A EP82110453A EP0077082A2 EP 0077082 A2 EP0077082 A2 EP 0077082A2 EP 82110453 A EP82110453 A EP 82110453A EP 82110453 A EP82110453 A EP 82110453A EP 0077082 A2 EP0077082 A2 EP 0077082A2
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top panel
article carrier
side wall
pair
carrier according
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Prentice J. Wood
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Mead Corp
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Priority claimed from US06/129,090 external-priority patent/US4278168A/en
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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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 primary packages.
  • an article carrier having a bottom wall, side wall means, secured to the side edge of said bottom wall, a top panel secured to said side wall means and disposed substantially parallel to said bottom wall, and end wall means joined at least to the ends of the top panel, characterized in that at least a portion of said top panel is removable, and a V-shaped bend line is formed in said top panel, said V-shaped bend line comprising side elements diverging toward the end of said top panel whereat removal thereof is initiated.
  • 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, Band 16 are formed along the lower portion of handle panel 8 and 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 Ln 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 Xid 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 application serial number 933,488 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, lOla, and 102 a are formed respectively in cushioning flaps 97, 98, 101 and 102. According to a feature 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 FIG. 6.
  • glue flap 63 as shown by stippling in FIG. 6.
  • end wall 53 and the associated structure are elevated and folded over along fold line 54 to occupy the positions shown in FIG. 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 FIG. 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 panel 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 conventiently 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 Lt 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.
  • finger gripping aperture 95 and finger gripping aperture 93 are inserted through the other side of the handle means, the same relationship exists in the opposite direction between finger gripping aperture 95 and finger gripping aperture 93.

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US109768 1980-01-07
US06/109,768 US4295562A (en) 1980-01-07 1980-01-07 Article carrier and blank therefor
US129090 1980-03-10
US06/129,090 US4278168A (en) 1980-03-10 1980-03-10 Article carrier and blank therefor

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US6112977A (en) * 1999-02-03 2000-09-05 Riverwood International Corporation Bottle carrier with dividers

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US6112977A (en) * 1999-02-03 2000-09-05 Riverwood International Corporation Bottle carrier with dividers

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ES264739U (es) 1982-11-16

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