EP0780321B1 - Paperboard carrier device - Google Patents
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- EP0780321B1 EP0780321B1 EP96308970A EP96308970A EP0780321B1 EP 0780321 B1 EP0780321 B1 EP 0780321B1 EP 96308970 A EP96308970 A EP 96308970A EP 96308970 A EP96308970 A EP 96308970A EP 0780321 B1 EP0780321 B1 EP 0780321B1
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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
- B65D71/48—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 characterised by the handle
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- This invention relates to paperboard carrier devices for retaining a plurality of bottles as a multipack.
- a paperboard carrier device for a plurality of bottles arranged in two lengthwise extending rows, the device comprising two bottle receiving portions each of which has the form of a polygonal box in cross section and each of which is provided with aperture means for receiving and retaining the bottles of one of said rows, an upwardly projecting, lengthwise extending handle portion disposed between the two bottle receiving portions and two lengthwise extending web portions hingedly connected to a lower part of the handle portion by way of first folds.
- the web portions are hingedly connected to respective bottle receiving portions by way of second folds which are substantially parallel to the first folds and the web portions each have a third fold intermediate the first and second folds and parallel thereto, whereby the folds enable the handle portion to be moved between a lower position in which the first and third folds (21,24) are lower than the second folds and an upper position in which the first and third folds are higher than the second folds.
- the two receiving portions are secured at spaced locations relative to each other by one or more connecting section.
- the distance between the two receiving portions is substantially equal to the sum of the distances between the respective second and third folds of the web portions.
- connection section is provided at a substantially central location along the lengthwise axis of the device and the handle portion is generally C-shaped, spanning the central connecting section with each web portion comprising two web sections at both ends of the handle portion.
- handle portion comprises two layers of paperboard glued together and the two layers of the handle portion are folded together at the uppermost edge of the handle and each layer continues to form one of the web portions and then one of the receiving portions.
- the receiving portions are quadrilateral in section, having an inner side wall, a top panel, an outer side wall, a base panel, and a gluing portion, all of which are folded together in series with the gluing portion adhered to the inner side wall.
- the connecting section comprises a pair of connecting portions which are hingedly connected to lower edges of respective inner side walls of the receiving portions and which are secured to each other, preferably using adhesive.
- a further preferred feature is that reinforcing panels comprising extensions of the base panels extend below the connecting portions and are secured relative to the connecting portions using adhesive and also that each connecting portion is initially attached to its adjacent web sections by frangible tags.
- the aperture means comprises for each bottle an upper opening in the top panel and a lower opening in the base panel of the bottle receiving portion, each upper opening being provided with formations for engaging below a closure on the bottle with a snap fit.
- the blank 10 has two handle portions 13 which are joined together along a central fold line 14.
- the two handle portions are generally C-shaped with a middle section 15 and end sections 16.
- One of the handle portions 13 has two reinforcing sections 17, 18 hingedly connected thereto along fold 19.
- the reinforcing sections 17, 18 are not strictly essential but do render the eventual carrying of the multipack more comfortable.
- Web portions 20 are hingedly connected to the free ends of the end sections 16 by way of first folds 21.
- Each web portion 20 is divided into an upper portion 22 and a lower portion 23 by third folds 24 substantially parallel to the first folds 21.
- Second folds 25, substantially parallel to folds 21, 24, connect the lower web portion 23 to an inner side wall 26 which is in turn hingedly connected to a top panel 27 which is provided with apertures 28 for receiving the closures 38 of the bottles 12 which are retained by way of tabs 29.
- the top panel 27 is hingedly connected to an outer side wall 30 which is in turn hingedly connected to a base panel 31 in which is provided openings 32 for receiving the necks of the bottles 12.
- Glue panels 33 are hingedly connected to the base panel 31 on either side of a base panel extension 34.
- each C-shaped handle portion is a connecting section 35 which is hingedly connected to the adjacent inner side wall 26 along the second fold 25.
- the connecting sections are attached to the adjacent lower web portions 23 by frangible bridges 36.
- the blank 10 is made into the device 11 in the following manner. Variations are, however, possible, as will be appreciated by the skilled person.
- the device has the end profile as shown in figure 4.
- the blank 10 is folded in half about fold 14 and the end sections 16 of one handle portion 13 is adhesively secured to the end sections 16 of the other handle portion 13 above the first folds 21.
- the lower web portions 23 are then folded about second folds 24 so as to be substantially perpendicular to the upper web portions 23, and the connecting sections are also secured together with adhesive.
- the inner side walls 26 are folded upwardly relative to the lower web portions 23 about third folds 25.
- the top panels 27, outer side walls 30 and base panels 31 are then folded to form box sections 37 with the inner side walls 26.
- the glue panels 33 are folded upwardly and adhesively secured to the inner side walls 26 on the inside of the box sections 37.
- the base panel extensions 34 are secured to each other and to the underside of the connection sections 35.
- the device 11 is now ready for attachment to the bottles.
- the C-shaped handle portions span both the connecting section 35 and the base panel extensions 34. Also the distance between the two box sections 37 is, in this embodiment, equal to substantially twice the distance between one of the third folds 24 and one of the second folds 25.
- the device 11 When the device 11 is applied to a series of six bottles in this arrangement the device is first aligned correctly so that a bottle 12 is located below each aperture 28/opening 32. The device 11 is then pressed down on to the bottles 12, the tabs 29 being a snap fit below the closures 38 of the bottles. The pressure required to engage these snap-fits or a subsequent operation causes the frangible bridges 36 between the connecting sections 35 and the lower web sections 23 to break. The handle portions 13 can then take up a lower position relative to the bottles 12 because the lower web portions 23 are free to fold downwardly about the second folds 25 whilst remaining attached to the end sections 16 by virtue of the upper web portions 22.
- FIG. 5 A lower position is shown clearly in figure 5 (with the bottles removed) and it is clear that the top fold 14 of the handle portions 13 can be disposed below the upper level of any bottle closures 38. This provides a suitable stowed condition for stacking and transport.
- the handle portions 13 are lifted from the figure 5 position to the figure 6 position. In this position the lower web portions 23 are hinged upwardly about second folds 25 thereby raising the hand hole in the handle portions 13 to a position similar to that shown in figure 2.
- the handle can be pressed down again into the figure 5 position.
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Description
- This invention relates to paperboard carrier devices for retaining a plurality of bottles as a multipack.
- In WO 95/24345 there is provided a paperboard carrier device for a plurality of bottles arranged in two lengthwise extending rows, the device comprising two bottle receiving portions each of which has the form of a polygonal box in cross section and each of which is provided with aperture means for receiving and retaining the bottles of one of said rows, an upwardly projecting, lengthwise extending handle portion disposed between the two bottle receiving portions and two lengthwise extending web portions hingedly connected to a lower part of the handle portion by way of first folds. According to the present invention the web portions are hingedly connected to respective bottle receiving portions by way of second folds which are substantially parallel to the first folds and the web portions each have a third fold intermediate the first and second folds and parallel thereto, whereby the folds enable the handle portion to be moved between a lower position in which the first and third folds (21,24) are lower than the second folds and an upper position in which the first and third folds are higher than the second folds.
- In preferred arrangements the two receiving portions are secured at spaced locations relative to each other by one or more connecting section. Ideally the distance between the two receiving portions is substantially equal to the sum of the distances between the respective second and third folds of the web portions.
- Preferably one connection section is provided at a substantially central location along the lengthwise axis of the device and the handle portion is generally C-shaped, spanning the central connecting section with each web portion comprising two web sections at both ends of the handle portion. In certain embodiments the handle portion comprises two layers of paperboard glued together and the two layers of the handle portion are folded together at the uppermost edge of the handle and each layer continues to form one of the web portions and then one of the receiving portions.
- With one type of construction the receiving portions are quadrilateral in section, having an inner side wall, a top panel, an outer side wall, a base panel, and a gluing portion, all of which are folded together in series with the gluing portion adhered to the inner side wall. Another feature is that the connecting section comprises a pair of connecting portions which are hingedly connected to lower edges of respective inner side walls of the receiving portions and which are secured to each other, preferably using adhesive.
- A further preferred feature is that reinforcing panels comprising extensions of the base panels extend below the connecting portions and are secured relative to the connecting portions using adhesive and also that each connecting portion is initially attached to its adjacent web sections by frangible tags.
- Conveniently the aperture means comprises for each bottle an upper opening in the top panel and a lower opening in the base panel of the bottle receiving portion, each upper opening being provided with formations for engaging below a closure on the bottle with a snap fit.
- An embodiment of the present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
- Figure 1 shows a blank for producing a device according to the present invention,
- Figure 2 is a perspective view from above of the device in operation,
- Figure 3 is a side view of the device shown in figure 2,
- Figure 4 is an end view of the device as assembled but before application,
- Figure 5 is an end view of the device assembled, applied to bottles (omitted) and in a stored position, and
- Figure 6 is an end view of the device assembled, applied to bottles (omitted) and in a carrying position.
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- In the figures there is shown a paperboard blank 10 for forming into a carrier device 11 to receive and retain six
bottles 12 arranged in two lanes of three bottles each. It will be appreciated that simple modifications could be made to accommodate any desired number of bottles in each row. - The blank 10 has two
handle portions 13 which are joined together along acentral fold line 14. The two handle portions are generally C-shaped with amiddle section 15 andend sections 16. One of thehandle portions 13 has two reinforcingsections 17, 18 hingedly connected thereto alongfold 19. The reinforcingsections 17, 18 are not strictly essential but do render the eventual carrying of the multipack more comfortable. -
Web portions 20 are hingedly connected to the free ends of theend sections 16 by way offirst folds 21. Eachweb portion 20 is divided into anupper portion 22 and alower portion 23 bythird folds 24 substantially parallel to thefirst folds 21.Second folds 25, substantially parallel tofolds lower web portion 23 to aninner side wall 26 which is in turn hingedly connected to atop panel 27 which is provided with apertures 28 for receiving theclosures 38 of thebottles 12 which are retained by way oftabs 29. - The
top panel 27 is hingedly connected to anouter side wall 30 which is in turn hingedly connected to abase panel 31 in which is providedopenings 32 for receiving the necks of thebottles 12.Glue panels 33 are hingedly connected to thebase panel 31 on either side of abase panel extension 34. - Between the
lower web portions 23 of each C-shaped handle portion is a connectingsection 35 which is hingedly connected to the adjacentinner side wall 26 along thesecond fold 25. The connecting sections are attached to the adjacentlower web portions 23 byfrangible bridges 36. - The blank 10 is made into the device 11 in the following manner. Variations are, however, possible, as will be appreciated by the skilled person. When initially made up the device has the end profile as shown in figure 4.
- The blank 10 is folded in half about
fold 14 and theend sections 16 of onehandle portion 13 is adhesively secured to theend sections 16 of theother handle portion 13 above thefirst folds 21. Thelower web portions 23 are then folded aboutsecond folds 24 so as to be substantially perpendicular to theupper web portions 23, and the connecting sections are also secured together with adhesive. Theinner side walls 26 are folded upwardly relative to thelower web portions 23 aboutthird folds 25. Thetop panels 27,outer side walls 30 andbase panels 31 are then folded to formbox sections 37 with theinner side walls 26. Theglue panels 33 are folded upwardly and adhesively secured to theinner side walls 26 on the inside of thebox sections 37. Thebase panel extensions 34 are secured to each other and to the underside of theconnection sections 35. The device 11 is now ready for attachment to the bottles. - It will be appreciated that the C-shaped handle portions span both the connecting
section 35 and thebase panel extensions 34. Also the distance between the twobox sections 37 is, in this embodiment, equal to substantially twice the distance between one of thethird folds 24 and one of thesecond folds 25. - When the device 11 is applied to a series of six bottles in this arrangement the device is first aligned correctly so that a
bottle 12 is located below each aperture 28/opening 32. The device 11 is then pressed down on to thebottles 12, thetabs 29 being a snap fit below theclosures 38 of the bottles. The pressure required to engage these snap-fits or a subsequent operation causes thefrangible bridges 36 between the connectingsections 35 and thelower web sections 23 to break. Thehandle portions 13 can then take up a lower position relative to thebottles 12 because thelower web portions 23 are free to fold downwardly about thesecond folds 25 whilst remaining attached to theend sections 16 by virtue of theupper web portions 22. - A lower position is shown clearly in figure 5 (with the bottles removed) and it is clear that the
top fold 14 of thehandle portions 13 can be disposed below the upper level of anybottle closures 38. This provides a suitable stowed condition for stacking and transport. - To carry the multipack, the
handle portions 13 are lifted from the figure 5 position to the figure 6 position. In this position thelower web portions 23 are hinged upwardly aboutsecond folds 25 thereby raising the hand hole in thehandle portions 13 to a position similar to that shown in figure 2. When carrying is finished, the handle can be pressed down again into the figure 5 position. - It will be clear that other arrangements will be possible, in particular the box section could be changed and also the retention means for the bottles. Also, more parallel folds could be provided in addition to the first, second and
third folds
Claims (10)
- A paperboard carrier device (11) for a plurality of bottles (12) arranged in two lengthwise extending rows, the device comprising two bottle receiving portions (37) each of which has the form of a polygonal box in cross section and each of which is provided with aperture means (28,32) for receiving and retaining the bottles (12) of one of said rows, an upwardly projecting, lengthwise extending handle portion (13) disposed between the two bottle receiving portions (37) and two lengthwise extending web portions (20) hingedly connected to a lower part of the handle portion by way of first folds (21), the web portions (20) being hingedly connected to respective bottle receiving portions (37) by way of second folds (25) which are substantially parallel to the first folds (21) characterised in that the web portions (20) each have a third fold (24) intermediate the first and second folds (21,25) and parallel thereto, whereby the folds (21,24,25) enable the handle portion (13) to be moved between a lower position in which the first and third folds (21,24) are lower than the second folds (25) and an upper position in which the first and third folds (21,24) are higher than the second folds (25).
- A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two receiving portions (37) are secured at spaced locations relative to each other by one or more connecting sections (35).
- A device as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein, the distance between the two receiving portions (37) is substantially equal to the sum of the distances between the respective second and third folds (24,25) of the web portions (20).
- A device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein one connection section (35) is provided at a substantially central location along the lengthwise axis of the device and the handle portion (13) is generally C-shaped, spanning the central connecting section (35) with each web portion (20) comprising two web sections at both ends of the handle portion.
- A device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the handle portion (13) comprises two layers of paperboard glued together and the two layers of the handle portion (13) are folded together at the uppermost edge (14) of the handle and each layer continues to form one of the web portions (20) and then one of the receiving portions (37).
- A device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the receiving portions (37) are quadrilateral in section, having an inner side wall (26), a top panel (27), an outer side wall (30), a base panel (31), and a gluing portion (33), all of which are folded together in series with the gluing portion (33) adhered to the inner side wall (26).
- A device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the connecting section (35) comprises a pair of connecting portions which are hingedly connected to lower edges of respective inner side walls (26) of the receiving portions and which are secured to each other, preferably using adhesive.
- A device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein reinforcing panels comprising extensions (34) of the base panels (31) extend below the connecting portions (35) and are secured relative to the connecting portions (35) using adhesive.
- A device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein each connecting portion (35) is initially attached to its adjacent web sections (20) by frangible tags (36).
- A device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the aperture means comprises for each bottle an upper opening (28) in the top panel (27) and a lower opening (32) in the base panel (31) of the bottle receiving portion (37), each upper opening (28) being provided with formations (29) for engaging below a closure on the bottle (12) with a snap fit.
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GBGB9526254.9A GB9526254D0 (en) | 1995-12-21 | 1995-12-21 | Paperboard carrier device |
GB9526254 | 1995-12-21 |
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EP0780321B1 true EP0780321B1 (en) | 2002-11-06 |
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DE (1) | DE69624664T2 (en) |
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US4326628A (en) * | 1980-11-07 | 1982-04-27 | The Mead Corporation | Bottle carrier |
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