EP0082725A1 - Vorrichtung zum Verriegeln von korbartigen Tragbehältern - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Verriegeln von korbartigen Tragbehältern Download PDF

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EP0082725A1
EP0082725A1 EP82306851A EP82306851A EP0082725A1 EP 0082725 A1 EP0082725 A1 EP 0082725A1 EP 82306851 A EP82306851 A EP 82306851A EP 82306851 A EP82306851 A EP 82306851A EP 0082725 A1 EP0082725 A1 EP 0082725A1
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locking
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carrier
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bottom panel
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Prentice J. Wood
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Mead Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/4279—Joints, seams, leakproof joints or corners, special connections between panels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/0003—Tray-like elements provided with handles, for storage or transport of several articles, e.g. bottles, tins, jars
    • B65D71/0022—Tray-like elements provided with handles, for storage or transport of several articles, e.g. bottles, tins, jars formed by folding or erecting one blank, and provided with vertical partitions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00333—Partitions, i.e. elements contacting a major part of each aarticle or extending across the whole length of the wrapper
    • B65D2571/0037—Partitions, i.e. elements contacting a major part of each aarticle or extending across the whole length of the wrapper extending from at least a side wall
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00432—Handles or suspending means
    • B65D2571/00456—Handles or suspending means integral with the wrapper
    • B65D2571/00475—Handles or suspending means integral with the wrapper and extending ion a substantially vertical plane
    • B65D2571/00487—Handles or suspending means integral with the wrapper and extending ion a substantially vertical plane and formed integrally with a partition
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00648—Elements used to form the wrapper
    • B65D2571/00654—Blanks
    • B65D2571/0066—Blanks formed from one single sheet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00833—Other details of wrappers
    • B65D2571/00932—Flattenable or foldable packages
    • B65D2571/00938—Means for maintaining collapsible packages in erected state
    • B65D2571/00944—Hooks
    • B65D2571/00956—Hooks engaging the bottom wall

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  • This invention relates to a bottle carrier and in particular to a basket-style bottle carrier which is assembled in collapsed condition and which is provided with a special locking feature for maintaining the carton erect and for reducing the amount of outward bowing of the carrier base so that the carrier can sit square, once erected, ready for loading.
  • U.S. Patent No. 3,997,051 utilizes conventional locking tabs provided at each end of the carton and adapted to engage into adjacent locking notches provided at each end of the bottom panel. It is also known to provide a locking projection which locks into a locking hole provided in the carrier bottom panel spaced inwardly from the end edge thereof.
  • U.S. Patent No. 2,783,916 shows such an arrangement where the locking projection and cooperating locking hole are positioned centrally of the carrier base.
  • 3,997,051 previously referred to includes a similar arrangement where the locking projection and cooperating locking hole are positioned centrally of the carrier base and used in combination with conventional end locking tabs and notches.
  • Another type of known construction is disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 3,857,483 (Wood) in which a locking projection and cooperating locking hole are positioned adjacent one end of the carrier whilst a conventional locking tab and notch are provided at the opposite end of the carrier.
  • the locking projection and cooperating locking hole arrangement formed on the carrier disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 3,857,483 is capable of producing a carrier which exhibits adequate stability when set-up.
  • a tab and notch locking means additionally is required at the opposite end of the carrier. This arrangement is necessary since the first- mentioned locking projection is constructed to prevent disengagement from its cooperating locking hole in only one direction. When end force is applied to the carrier in a direction which displaces the engaged peripheral portion of the locking hole outwardly from the throat of the locking projection, it is the opposite end lock which functions to prevent further displacement which would otherwise result in collapse of the carrier.
  • This invention provides a basket-style carrier comprising a pair of spaced side walls, a pair of end walls joining the ends of the side walls, a center section extending between the end walls parallel to the side walls, a bottom panel attached to both the side walls and having a locking hole formed therein, and a locking projection depending from the center section for engagement with the locking hole, the locking projection and the locking hole being located intermediate a notional transverse center-line of the bottom panel and an end edge thereof when the carrier is in set-up condition, said locking projection including a first locking edge which engages a first peripheral edge part of the locking hole adjacent said transverse center-line, and a second locking edge which engages an opposed second peripheral edge part of the locking hole remote from said transverse center-line, characterized in that the maximum longitudinal dimension of the locking projection is greater than that of the locking hole and in that the distance between said first and second locking edges is substantially equal to the distance between said first and second peripheral edge parts, whereby displacement of the carrier walls and bottom panel relative to said center section is arrested in one direction by engagement between said
  • the numeral 1 designates the bottom panel of a basket-style carrier, the bottom panel being hinged to one of the carrier side walls 2 and joined to the opposite carrier side wall 3 by means of a glue flap 4 hinged thereto.
  • the bottom panel 1 has a central fold line 5 along which the bottom panel is folded into two overlapping sections when the carrier is in its collapsed condition as shown in Figure 1.
  • the carrier has a medial partition or center section 6 extending between the end walls parallel to the side walls.
  • the opposite ends of this center section 6 are preferably hinged to end walls 7 and 8, respectively, and, when the end walls are formed from two abutting panels, may be integral with the interior end edges of such end wall panels.
  • the center section 6 is provided at its lower end with a locking projection "A".
  • Locking projection "A” comprises an inwardly facing toe portion 9, an opposed heel portion 10 and a throat portion 11 located intermediate the toe and heel portions and above said toe portion.
  • toe portion 9 points in a direction opposite to the direction in which the carrier collapses.
  • the throat portion 11 is formed by a recessed part of the center section 6.
  • the lowermost edge of the center section 6 between the toe and heel portions provides a foot 12 of locking projection "A".
  • the length of the foot 12, that is, the length between the extremities of the locking projection "A" as measured longitudinally of the carrier is designated by reference character "b".
  • the internal edge of throat portion 11 which is adjacent heel portion 10 constitutes a first locking edge 13 of the locking projection "A".
  • a second locking edge of the locking projection "A" is provided by the heel portion 10. As shown this second locking edge 10 is stepped up sharply at right angles to the foot 12 and is, in the set-up carrier, disposed substantially at right angles to the plane of the bottom panel 1.
  • the distance between the first locking edge 13 and the second locking edge 10 is designated by reference character "c".
  • the bottom panel 1 of the carrier is formed with a substantially deltoid locking hole 14.
  • the locking hole 14 is positioned intermediate a notional transverse center line "x-x" ( Figures 2 and 3) of the carrier and the end edge 15 of bottom panel 1.
  • the apex 16 of the locking hole 14 faces away from the transverse center line "x-x", i.e. toward the end edge 15. This orientation of the locking hole gives greater stiffness in the strip of material designated numeral 17 than would be the case if the apex 16 faced away from the end edge 15.
  • the edge 18 opposite the apex of locking hole 14 provides a first peripheral edge part for engagement with the first locking edge 13 of the locking projection "A", and the edge 19 at the apex of the locking hole 14 provides a second peripheral edge part for engagement with the second locking edge 10.
  • the distance between the first and second peripheral edge parts is designated by reference character "d”.
  • the deltoid locking hole 14 together with the locking projection are located closer to the end wall 8 than to the transverse center line "x-x". In the embodiment shown, the position of the locking projection is limited by the amount of material available at the lowermost edge of the center section.
  • the maximum longitudinal dimension of the locking projection "A" is to be greater than that of the locking hole 14 while the distance between the first and second locking edges is to be substantially equal to the distance between the first and second peripheral edge parts.
  • the locking of the bottom panel 1 to the locking projection "A" is effected during the setting-up procedure of the carrier as follows: As the collapsed carrier is expanded by moving side walls 2 and 3 apart from each other, pressure is applied to end wall 7 so that the latter is displaced inwardly somewhat past its squared-up position. As best seen in Figure 2, this displacement causes the center section 6 and the locking projection "A" associated therewith to move relative to the bottom panel 1, so that the edge part 18 of locking hole 14 will clear the end edge of toe portion 9. Inward pressure is then applied to the bottom panel 1 adjacent edge part 18 to cause that portion of the bottom panel 1 to be displaced inwardly past the toe portion 9.

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Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0280095A1 (de) * 1987-02-11 1988-08-31 Europa Carton Aktiengesellschaft Behälterträger, insbesondere für Flaschen
GB2248604A (en) * 1990-10-09 1992-04-15 Mead Corp Basket-style carrier

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US3093265A (en) * 1960-02-25 1963-06-11 Fed Paper Board Co Inc Article carrier
FR2138350A1 (de) * 1971-05-24 1973-01-05 Greenwood William
US4032007A (en) * 1976-10-19 1977-06-28 Olinkraft, Inc. Two-bottle basket carrier

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3093265A (en) * 1960-02-25 1963-06-11 Fed Paper Board Co Inc Article carrier
FR2138350A1 (de) * 1971-05-24 1973-01-05 Greenwood William
US4032007A (en) * 1976-10-19 1977-06-28 Olinkraft, Inc. Two-bottle basket carrier

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0280095A1 (de) * 1987-02-11 1988-08-31 Europa Carton Aktiengesellschaft Behälterträger, insbesondere für Flaschen
GB2248604A (en) * 1990-10-09 1992-04-15 Mead Corp Basket-style carrier

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