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Definitions

• This invention relates to carriers for packaging which are specially designed to prevent bottle breakage due to collision between adjacent bottles.
• U.S. patent 3,904,036 issued September 9, 1975 and owned by the assignee of this invention discloses a fully enclosed bottle container and includes a so called false score formed in the bottom wall.
• Canadian patent 1,166,211 owned by the assignee of this invention discloses a carton for beverage containers which is related in some respects with this invention.
• This invention in one form provides an enclosed bottle carrier having top, bottom and side walls wherein each side wall includes a bottom portion and an inwardly inclined top portion, said top, bottom and side walls being interconnected to form a tubular structure, a top end panel foldably joined to each end edge of said top wall, collapsible web structure foldably joined to each end edge of each of said top end panels and to the end edge of each of said inwardly inclined top wall portions, each of said collapsible webs having a yieldable fold line extending from the adjacent corner of said top wall and disposed in angular relation to the adjacent end edge of each of said inwardly inclined top wall portions so as to grip the necks of the corner bottles in a taut fashion and a bottom end panel foldably joined to each end edge of said bottom wall and secured in overlapping relation with the associated top end panel.
• FIG. 1 is a plan view taken from the inside of a blank formed according to this invention
• FIGS. 2 and 3 show stages of folding through which the blank of FIG. 1 is manipulated so as to form a complete set up and closed carrier as shown in FIG. 4.
• FIG. 5 shows the carton partially closed and with areas broken away; and
• FIG. 6 shows the carton from one end which is fully enclosed.
• FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the fully set up and enclosed carrier
• FIG. 8 is a plan view of a blank from which this modified carrier is formed
• FIG. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the top wall and adjacent panels of this modified carrier as viewed from the inside
• FIG. 10 is a view similar to FIG. 7 but which shows the near end of the modified carrier with the end closure panels and the web structures in partially set up condition
• FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view of the top wall taken along the line 11-11 of FIG. 10
• FIG. 12 is a view which shows carrier parts as they appear during closing of an end of this modified version.
• top wall of the carrier is designated by the numeral 1.
• Top end panel which is designated by the numeral 2 is foldably joined to top wall 1 along fold line 3 and top end pane] 4 is foldably joined to top wall 1 along fold line 5.
• Side wall top portion is designated by the numeral 6 is foldably joined to top wall 1 along fold line 7.
• top side wall portion 8 is foldably joined to top wall 1 along fold line 9.
• Tear strip 10 having a finger gripping pull tab 11 is formed is side wall 6 and extends into top wall 1 as indicated at 10a and 10b.
• tear line 12 and pull tab 13 are formed in the upper side wall element 8 and extend into the top wall as designated at 12a and 12b.
• Hand gripping handle is formed in top wall 1 and designated generally at 14.
• Collapsible web structure 15 is foldably joined to the upper side wall panel 6 along fold line 16 and similar collapsible web structure 17 is foldably joined to the upper inwardly inclined side wall panel 6 along fold line 18.
• Collapsible web structure 15 is formed with a fold line 19 along which parts 19a and 19b are foldable when the structure 15 is collapsed during set up of the carrier.
• collapsible web structure 17 includes a fold line 20 along which panels 20a and 20b are foldable into flat face contacting relation when the carrier is set up.
• Side wall bottom portion is designated at 21 and is foldably joined to inwardly inclined side wall 6 along fold line 22.
• Web structure 23 is foldably joined to side wall bottom portion 21 along fold line 24.
• Web structure 23 includes weakened lines 25 and 26 which facilitate manipulation of panel elements 25a, 26a and 26b which aid in gripping the bottles and tend to prevent breakage.
• web structure 27 is foldably joined to side wall bottom portion 21 along fold line 28 and includes weakened lines 29, 30 and 33 which facilitate gripping of bottles in a taut fashion.
• a weakened fold line 30 is formed in collapsible web structure 15 and a yieldable fold line 31 is formed in collapsible web structure 17 as shown in FIG. 1. - A -
• the yieldable fold line 30 is extended into the collapsible structure 23 along a fold line 32 which is coaxially disposed relative to fold line 30.
• a yieldable fold line 33 is formed in collapsible structure 27.
• Yieldable fold line 32 is coaxially disposed with respect to yieldable fold line 30 and yieldable fold line 33 is coaxially disposed relative to yieldable fold line 31.
• a side wall bottom portion is designated by the numeral 35 and is foldably joined to the top inwardly inclined side wall portion 8 along fold line 36.
• Collapsible web structure generally designated at 37 is formed and foldably joined to one end 38 of inwardly inclined top wall portion 8.
• collapsible web structure 40 is foldably joined to the opposite end of inwardly inclined side wall panel 8 along fold line 41.
• Collapsible web structures 37 and 40 are formed in the same manner as are the collapsible structures 15 and 17 previously described.
• a web structure generally designated at 42 is foldably joined to bottom side wall portion 35 along fold line 43 and is formed in a manner identical to the manner in which collapsible structure 15 is formed.
• Web structure 42 is partially separated from collapsible web structure 37 by a slot 42a and is interconnected therewith by a small rectangular panel 42b.
• web structure 44 is foldably joined to bottom side wall portion 35 along fold line 45 and collapsible structure 44 is identical to side wall structure 27 previously described.
• Web structure 44 is partially separated from collapsible web structure 40 by a slot 44a and is interconnected therewith by a small rectangular panel 44b.
• Bottom wall 47 is foldably joined to the bottom side wall portion 35 along fold line 48 and bottom end panel 49 is foldably joined to bottom wall 47 along fold line 50.
• bottom end panel 51 is foldably joined to bottom wall panel 47 along fold line 52.
• a glue flap 53 is foldably joined to an edge of bottom wall 47 along fold line 54.
• side wall bottom portion 21 is simply elevated and folded forwardly along fold line 22 and web structures 23 and 27 are from their positions shown in FIG. 1 to the position shown in FIG. 2.
• the carton as shown in FIG. 2 is manipulated into the collapsed condition shown in FIG. 3 by simply elevating the lower side wall 6, the handle 14 and side wall 8 along with wall panel 21 and folding downwardly along the fold line 36 following the application of glue to glue flap 53.
• This folding operation causes the web structure 37 and 40 as well as the web structure 15 and 17 to overly their associated webs 42 and 44 and 23 and 27.
• the top wall 14 is elevated so that the bottom side wall panels 21 and 35 are substantially vertically disposed relative to the bottom wall 47.
• the structures 15, 23, 17, 27,37, 42, 40 and 44 are swung inwardly into set up condition.
• the top end panels 2 and 4 are swung downwardly along the fold lien 3 and 5 respectively while the bottom end panels 49 and 51 are folded along fold lines 50 and 52 to cause the adhesive 2a on top end panel 2 and the adhesive 4a formed in top end panel 4 to become adhered to the outer edges of bottom end panels 49 and 51 and the fully loaded and set up carton appears as shown in FIG. 4.
• FIG. 5 shows the carrier from one end with parts broken away so as to shown weakened lines 30, 32, 25 and 26.
• top wall is designated by the numeral 101.
• Parts of the carton handle structure are generally designated by the numeral 102 and U-shaped tabs 103, 104, 105 and 106 are struck from the top wall 101.
• Top end panel 107 is foldably joined to top wall 101 along fold line 108 and top end panel 109 is foldably joined to top wall 101 along fold line 110.
• the bottom upright portion of one side wall is designated by the numeral 110 and an inwardly inclined top wall portion 111 is foldably joined to the lower portion 110 along a fold line 112 and inwardly inclined portion 111 is foldably joined to top wall 101 along fold line 113.
• top wall portion 111 is not inwardly inclined, but rather is coplanar with lower portion 110. In such a case, fold line 112 may be omitted, and both portions may be formed as a single wall panel.
• Suitable web structure formed according to this invention includes a first web panel 116 foldably joined to top end panel 107 along fr> ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ line 117.
• a second triangular web panel 118 is foldably joined to first web panel 116 along fold line 119.
• Second triangular web panel 118 is foldably joined along line 120 to the adjacent end of the inwardly inclined upper portion of one side wall. Fold line 120 is substantially perpendicular to line 112, and substantially vertical when the carton is set up.
• Third web panel 122 is foldably joined to the lower upright portion 110 of one side wall along fold line 123.
• Fold line 123 is substantially perpendicular to fold line 112, substantially parallel to and offset from fold line 120, and when the carton is set up, substantially vertical.
• a fourth web panel 124 is of a triangular configuration and is defined by weakened fold lines 125 and 126 which diverge upwardly from a point 127 on fold line 123. Adjacent parts of a second triangular web panel 118 coincide with a corresponding side 125 and 126 of the fourth web panel 124.
• a cutaway area 130 allows the adjacent parts of second triangular web panel 118 and a fourth triangular web panel 124 to move into abutment with each other so as to facilitate manipulation of the web structures during a carrier set up and loading operation. As may be necessary to achieve proper folding, cutaway area 130 may extend inwardly completely to fold lines 120 and 126, or may extend only partially thereto as shown. Cutaway area 131 also aids in manipulation of the webs during a carrier loading operation.
• a bridge portion 132 is foldably interconnected between first and third web panels 116 and 122 to assist infolding panels 116 and 122 following carrier loading, and in maintaining the panels in position during subsequent gluing of the carrier ends. If desired, however, it is possible to omit bridge portions 132, whereby cutaway areas 131 take the form of notches rather than openings, particularly if cutaway areas 130 extend inwardly only partially toward fold lines 120 and 126.
• the angular relationship between the third and fourth web panels is preferable such that the third web panel extends inwardly at a right angle to the lower side wall portion 110 and presents a flat and substantially vertical surface for gluing when the bottom end panel 146 is folded into overlapping face contacting relationship therewith.
• fourth web panel 124 helps to maintain the third web panel 122 in engagement with the lower portions of the adjacent corner bottles.
• Web structure at the other end of the carrier is identical to that just described and includes first web panel 116, second triangular web panel 118, third web panel 122 and fourth web panel 124.
• the bottom edge 135 of the lower portion 110 of one side wall is foldably joined to the bottom wall 136 along fold line 135. Openings 137, 138, 139, 140, 141 and 142 are formed in bottom wall 136 and facilitate manipulation of the carrier during feeding and setting up operations.
• Bottom end panel 144 is foldably joined to bottom wall 136 along fold line 145 and bottom end panel 146 is foldably joined to bottom wall 136 along fold line 147.
• lap panel 150 is foldably joined to inwardly inclined panel 111 along fold line 151 and end panel 152 is foldably joined to panel 150 along fold line 153.
• end panel 154 is foldably joined to panel 150 along fold line 155.
• U-shaped cutouts 156 and 157 are positioned as shown in FIG. 8.
• an application of glue is made to the reinforcing panel 158 as indicated by stippling in FIG. 8. Thereafter the reinforcing panel is elevated and folded toward the right along fold line 159.
• the carton may then be set up into open ended condition and loaded through one or both ends.
• the top and bottom end panels are secured together by glue shown as stippling in FIG. 12.
• the various web structures are manipulated into fully set up condition and the carton then appears in completed form as shown in FIG. 7.
• Access to the contents of the carrier may be had by simply rupturing the tear lines such as 114 and 115 to gain access to the packaged bottles. If bottle return is desired, the empty bottles may be reinserted into the carrier and returned.

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