EP0751909B1 - Top gripping article carrier - Google Patents

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EP0751909B1
EP0751909B1 EP95915392A EP95915392A EP0751909B1 EP 0751909 B1 EP0751909 B1 EP 0751909B1 EP 95915392 A EP95915392 A EP 95915392A EP 95915392 A EP95915392 A EP 95915392A EP 0751909 B1 EP0751909 B1 EP 0751909B1
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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
    • 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
    • B65D71/40—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 comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks
    • B65D71/46—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 comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks formed by folding a single blank into a tubular element
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers

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  • This invention relates to an article carrier of the so called top gripping type which is particularly, although not exclusively, suitable for holding together a plurality of bottles at the neck portions of the bottles in two or more rows.
  • Top gripping carriers for bottles are well known.
  • U.S. Patent No. 2, 823,063 discloses a top engaging carrier having an internal double ply reinforcing partition.
  • One of the partition-forming panels has a glue flap that extends from the bottom wall and is attached to the top wall of the carrier.
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,318,476 discloses a top-engaging carrier having a so called billboard panel depending from one of the side walls.
  • the billboard panel is normally used for carrying sales information and/or for advertising.
  • the carrier In blank form, the carrier has its billboard panel at one end of the blank.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,135,104 discloses a top engaging carrier having a billboard panel and an upstanding reinforcing structure formed from a pair of mutually hinged panels. When the carrier is in blank form, the hinged panels are located between a pair of wall-forming panels.
  • US 3,640,563 discloses an article carrier as defined in the preamble of claim 1 and a blank for forming an article carrier as defined in the preamble of claim 6.
  • US 3,612,266 illustrates a carrier for supporting two rows of articles comprising means to secure the panels to the articles.
  • the carrier comprises side panels and overlapping top panels which are locked above the article crowns.
  • One aspect of the invention provides an article carrier according to claim 1.
  • said partition structure may further comprises a third panel element foldably joined to an upper edge of one of said first and second panel elements, said third panel element being secured to said upper wall.
  • one of said wall-forming panel portions may have an outer side edge disposed along said one side wall, said one wall-forming panel being provided with a glue flap foldably joined thereto along said outer side edge, said glue flap being secured to said one side wall whereby said one wall-forming panel is connected to said one side wall.
  • a billboard panel may be joined to a lower edge of said one side wall.
  • each of said upper and lower walls may have a plurality of article-receiving apertures, said apertures in said upper wall being disposed in register respectively with said apertures in said lower wall.
  • an article carrier 10 of the top gripping type is formed from a blank 12 of paper board or similar foldable sheet material, the blank comprising a series of panels hinged one to the next along transverse fold lines.
  • the blank comprises a billboard panel 14, a first side wall panel 16, a top wall panel 18, and a second side wall panel 20, a first wall-forming panel portion 22, a composite partition structure S which comprises panel elements S1, S2, and S3, a second wall-forming panel portion 24 and a glue flap 26 hinged one to the next along transverse fold lines 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 respectively.
  • the top wall panel 18 includes an array of so called sun-burst apertures A1-A4 in which the upper neck portions of the bottles are to be received.
  • sun-burst apertures each include an annular array of tabs "t" which engage beneath the rim of the crown cork or other top fastener of the bottle to secure the neck of the bottle in the carrier.
  • Each of the base panels 22 and 24 include a pair of apertures A5; A6 and A7; A8, respectively which, when the carrier is put into its set up condition as shown in figure 2, are brought into register with respective pairs of the apertures in the top wall panel 18.
  • the top wall panel 18 includes a finger hole H and the panel element S1 also includes a finger hole H1.
  • the glue flap 26 is adhered to the lower portion of side wall panel 16 adjacent the billboard panel 14 and the partition structure S is set up so that the panel element S1 is upstanding parallel to the glue flap 26, the side wall 16 and the panel element S3.
  • the panel element S2 is foldably joined to the uppermost edge 38 of the panel element S1 and is folded through approximately 90 about fold line 38 and secured to the underside of the top panel 18.
  • the panel element S3, which is foldably joined along interrupted fold line 40 to the panel element S1 on either side of the panel element S2 is folded downwardly through approximately 180 into face to face contacting relationship with the lower portion of the panel element S1.
  • the billboard panel 14 When the carrier is in its set up condition as shown in Figure 2, the billboard panel 14 is able to depend downwardly against the shoulders of one pair of bottles to provide a panel on which sales and/or advertising material can be displayed to view.
  • the internal partition structure which is of multi-ply form, is thus formed from material disposed intermediately between the ends of the blank but is strong enough to brace the carrier for use.
  • the carrier is able to fold into a flat collapsed condition for transport and supply in a direction to the left of the observer as viewed in Figure 2 of the drawings.

Abstract

An article carrier (10) for holding together a plurality of articles such as bottles (B1, B2). The carrier comprises opposed upper and lower walls (18, 22, 24) interconnected by spaced side walls (16, 20). Each of the upper and lower walls has a plurality of article receiving apertures (A). The apertures in the lower wall are in register with the apertures in the upper wall. The carrier has a billboard panel (14) depending from one of the side walls (16) and an internal partition structure(s) interconnecting the upper and lower walls. The partition structure is formed from material interposed between tow adjacent wall-forming portions (22, 24) of said lower wall. The partition structure comprises a pair of mutually hinged panel elements (S1, S3) disposed in face to face contacting relationship to provide an upstanding part of the partition structure when the carrier is in a set-up condition.

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This invention relates to an article carrier of the so called top gripping type which is particularly, although not exclusively, suitable for holding together a plurality of bottles at the neck portions of the bottles in two or more rows.
Top gripping carriers for bottles are well known. For example, U.S. Patent No. 2, 823,063 discloses a top engaging carrier having an internal double ply reinforcing partition. One of the partition-forming panels has a glue flap that extends from the bottom wall and is attached to the top wall of the carrier.
U.S. Patent No. 4,318,476 discloses a top-engaging carrier having a so called billboard panel depending from one of the side walls. The billboard panel is normally used for carrying sales information and/or for advertising. In blank form, the carrier has its billboard panel at one end of the blank.
U.S. Patent No. 5,135,104 discloses a top engaging carrier having a billboard panel and an upstanding reinforcing structure formed from a pair of mutually hinged panels. When the carrier is in blank form, the hinged panels are located between a pair of wall-forming panels.
US 3,640,563 discloses an article carrier as defined in the preamble of claim 1 and a blank for forming an article carrier as defined in the preamble of claim 6.
US 3,612,266 illustrates a carrier for supporting two rows of articles comprising means to secure the panels to the articles. The carrier comprises side panels and overlapping top panels which are locked above the article crowns.
Accordingly, so called billboard panels per se or partitions per se are known in the art as is shown in the above references. However, none of the references alone or in combination suggest forming a partition from a pair of hinged panels for the purpose of providing a top engaging carrier with a partition together with a billboard panel.
One aspect of the invention provides an article carrier according to claim 1.
According to an optional feature of this aspect of the invention, said partition structure may further comprises a third panel element foldably joined to an upper edge of one of said first and second panel elements, said third panel element being secured to said upper wall.
According to another optional feature of this aspect of the invention, one of said wall-forming panel portions may have an outer side edge disposed along said one side wall, said one wall-forming panel being provided with a glue flap foldably joined thereto along said outer side edge, said glue flap being secured to said one side wall whereby said one wall-forming panel is connected to said one side wall.
According to a further optional feature of this aspect of the invention, a billboard panel may be joined to a lower edge of said one side wall.
According to yet a further optional feature of this aspect of the invention, each of said upper and lower walls may have a plurality of article-receiving apertures, said apertures in said upper wall being disposed in register respectively with said apertures in said lower wall.
Another aspect of the invention provides a blank for forming an article carrier of a tubular structure suitable for holding together a plurality of articles such as bottles, said blank comprising: a series of foldably interconnected wall panels for forming said tubular structure, said series of said wall panels including a pair of end panels located at the opposite ends of said blank and a billboard panel formed from an end portion of said blank, wherein one of said wall panels comprising a pair of wall-forming panel portions and a pair of foldably joined panel elements disposed between said wall-forming panel portions to form a partition structure for dividing an internal space of said tubular structure, said panel elements being foldably joined respectively to said wall-forming panel portions, said series of said wall panels comprising a pair of upper and lower wall panels and a pair of side wall panels disposed in the sequence of one of said side wall panels, said upper wall panel, the other side wall panel and said lower wall panel; said one side panel comprising said one end panel and said lower wall panel comprising said one wall panel which has said wall-forming portions and said panel elements characterised in that one of said wall-forming panel portions is foldably joined to said other side wall panel, the other wall-forming panel portion provides a free edge of said lower wall panels, and a glue flap is foldably joined to said other wall-forming panel portion along said free edge of said lower wall panel.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of paper board blank from which an article carrier according to the invention is made; and
  • Figure 2 is a schematic vertical cross-section of the article carrier showing it applied to a plurality of bottles.
    • Referring to the drawings, an article carrier 10 of the top gripping type is formed from a blank 12 of paper board or similar foldable sheet material, the blank comprising a series of panels hinged one to the next along transverse fold lines. Thus, the blank comprises a billboard panel 14, a first side wall panel 16, a top wall panel 18, and a second side wall panel 20, a first wall-forming panel portion 22, a composite partition structure S which comprises panel elements S1, S2, and S3, a second wall-forming panel portion 24 and a glue flap 26 hinged one to the next along transverse fold lines 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 respectively. This particular article carrier is intended to be applied to a group of four bottles arranged in two rows of two bottles each as depicted in figure 2 by references B1 and B2, respectively. Thus, the top wall panel 18 includes an array of so called sun-burst apertures A1-A4 in which the upper neck portions of the bottles are to be received. As is known, such sun-burst apertures each include an annular array of tabs "t" which engage beneath the rim of the crown cork or other top fastener of the bottle to secure the neck of the bottle in the carrier.
    Each of the base panels 22 and 24 include a pair of apertures A5; A6 and A7; A8, respectively which, when the carrier is put into its set up condition as shown in figure 2, are brought into register with respective pairs of the apertures in the top wall panel 18. In order to facilitate carrying the loaded carrier the top wall panel 18 includes a finger hole H and the panel element S1 also includes a finger hole H1.
    In order to form the carrier from the blank shown in Figure 1, the glue flap 26 is adhered to the lower portion of side wall panel 16 adjacent the billboard panel 14 and the partition structure S is set up so that the panel element S1 is upstanding parallel to the glue flap 26, the side wall 16 and the panel element S3. The panel element S2 is foldably joined to the uppermost edge 38 of the panel element S1 and is folded through approximately 90 about fold line 38 and secured to the underside of the top panel 18. The panel element S3, which is foldably joined along interrupted fold line 40 to the panel element S1 on either side of the panel element S2 is folded downwardly through approximately 180 into face to face contacting relationship with the lower portion of the panel element S1. Hence when the panel elements of the partition structure are set up, the two wall-forming panel portions 22 and 24 shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, are brought together whereby the internal partition structure S is disposed between them.
    When the carrier is in its set up condition as shown in Figure 2, the billboard panel 14 is able to depend downwardly against the shoulders of one pair of bottles to provide a panel on which sales and/or advertising material can be displayed to view. The internal partition structure, which is of multi-ply form, is thus formed from material disposed intermediately between the ends of the blank but is strong enough to brace the carrier for use.
    The carrier is able to fold into a flat collapsed condition for transport and supply in a direction to the left of the observer as viewed in Figure 2 of the drawings.

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    1. An article carrier for holding together a plurality of articles such as bottles, said carrier comprising: opposed upper and lower walls (18; 22, 24) interconnected by a pair of spaced side walls (16, 20) so as to form a tubular structure; a billboard panel (14) depending from an end portion of said carrier and an internal partition structure (S) interposed between said side walls characterised in that said lower wall includes a pair of wall-forming panel portions (22, 24) connected respectively to said side walls (20, 16) and disposed adjacent to each other, in that said partition structure (S) comprises first and second interconnected panel elements (S3, S1) foldably joined respectively to said wall-forming panel portions (22, 24), in that said internal partition structure (S) is extending between said upper and lower walls, said partition structure being formed from material disposed and connecting between said wall-forming panel portions and in that said panel elements (S1, S3) are disposed in flat face contacting relationship with each other and provide an upstanding part of said partition structure when carrier is in a set up condition.
    2. An article carrier according to claim 1, wherein said partition structure (S) further comprises a third panel element (S2) foldably joined to an upper edge of one of said first and second panel elements (S1, S3), said third panel element (S2) being secured to said upper wall (18).
    3. An article carrier according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein one of said wall-forming panel portions (24) has an outer side edge disposed along said one side wall (16), said one wall-forming panel (24) being provided with a glue flap (26) foldably joined thereto along said outer side edge, said glue flap (26) being secured to said one side wall (16) whereby said one wall-forming panel portion (24) is connected to said one side wall (16).
    4. An article carrier according to any of claims 1 to 3 wherein a billboard panel (14) is joined to a lower edge of said one side wall (16).
    5. An article carrier according to any of claims 1 to 4, wherein each of said upper and lower walls (18; 22, 24) has a plurality of article-receiving apertures (A1-A4, A5-A8), said apertures (A1-A4) in said upper wall being disposed in register respectively with said apertures (A5-A8) in said lower wall.
    6. A blank for forming an article carrier of a tubular structure suitable for holding together a plurality of articles such as bottles, said blank comprising:
      a series of foldably interconnected wall panels (16, 18, 20, 22, 24) for forming said tubular structure, said series of said wall panels including a pair of end panels (16, 24) located at the opposite ends of said blank and a billboard panel formed from an end portion of said blank, wherein one of said wall panels comprising a pair of wall-forming panel portions (22, 24) and a pair of foldably joined panel elements (S1, S3) disposed between said wall-forming panel portions to form a partition structure for dividing an internal space of said tubular structure, said panel elements (S1, S3) being foldably joined respectively to said wall-forming panel portions (24, 22), said series of said wall panels comprising a pair of upper and lower wall panels (18, 22, 24) and a pair of side wall panels (20, 16) disposed in the sequence of one of said side wall panels, said upper wall panel, the other side wall panel and said lower wall panel; said one side panel comprising said one end panel and said lower wall panel comprising said one wall panel which has said wall-forming portions and said panel elements characterised in that one of said wall-forming panel portions (22) is foldably joined to said other side wall panel (20), the other wall-forming panel portion (24) provides a free edge of said lower wall panels, and a glue flap (26) is foldably joined to said other wall-forming panel (24) portion along said free edge of said lower wall panel.
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