EP0812289A4 - Removable divider panel for multiple-tier article package - Google Patents

Removable divider panel for multiple-tier article package

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Publication number
EP0812289A4
EP0812289A4 EP95914113A EP95914113A EP0812289A4 EP 0812289 A4 EP0812289 A4 EP 0812289A4 EP 95914113 A EP95914113 A EP 95914113A EP 95914113 A EP95914113 A EP 95914113A EP 0812289 A4 EP0812289 A4 EP 0812289A4
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Prior art keywords
panel
divider panel
carton
divider
major
Prior art date
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Application number
EP95914113A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0812289A1 (en
EP0812289B1 (en
Inventor
James T Stout
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Mead Corp
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Mead Corp
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Priority to ES95914113T priority Critical patent/ES2170142T3/en
Priority to PT95914113T priority patent/PT812289E/en
Priority to EP01201596A priority patent/EP1142797A3/en
Publication of EP0812289A1 publication Critical patent/EP0812289A1/en
Publication of EP0812289A4 publication Critical patent/EP0812289A4/en
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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
    • B65D71/06—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers
    • B65D71/12—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank
    • B65D71/36—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank having a tubular shape, e.g. tubular wrappers, with end walls
    • 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
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    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00129—Wrapper locking means
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    • B65D2571/00141—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper glued
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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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    • B65D2571/00401—Partitions, i.e. elements contacting a major part of each aarticle or extending across the whole length of the wrapper inserted the wrapper
    • 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
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    • B65D2571/00432—Handles or suspending means
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    • B65D2571/00469—Straps made between two handholes
    • 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
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    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00432—Handles or suspending means
    • B65D2571/00537—Handles or suspending means with stress relieving means
    • B65D2571/00549—Handles or suspending means with stress relieving means consisting of fold lines
    • 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
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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
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    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00648—Elements used to form the wrapper
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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
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    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00709—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element
    • B65D2571/00722—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element tubular with end walls, e.g. walls not extending on the whole end surface
    • B65D2571/00728—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element tubular with end walls, e.g. walls not extending on the whole end surface the end walls being closed by gluing
    • 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
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    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00833—Other details of wrappers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Cartons (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)

Abstract

A divider panel (20) has a major panel (22) with attached anchor flaps (24, 26) for securing the panel (20) in a multiple-tier article package. The anchor flaps (24, 26) are attached to the major panel (22) along perforated lines (23) that permit the anchor flaps (24, 26) and major panel (22) to be separated from one another. The divider panel (20) is scored with lines (28, 30, 32, 34, 36) that encourage bending of the divider panel (20) about axes defined by the scored lines (28, 30, 32, 34, 36). One or more apertures (37) in the major panel (22) enable a finger or fingers to be inserted to facilitate removal of the major panel (22) or the entire divider panel (20) from the carton. A carton which contains the divider panel (20) has a tear-away flap (171) which is integrally formed with an end closure of the carton and which is attached to an anchor flap of the divider panel (152). The divider panel (152) may be removed from the carton by tearing away the tear-away flap (171) from its end closure and withdrawing the divider panel (152) from the carton through the opening created by removal of the tear-away flap (171).
EP95914113A 1995-03-17 1995-03-17 Removable divider panel for multiple-tier article package Expired - Lifetime EP0812289B1 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ES95914113T ES2170142T3 (en) 1995-03-17 1995-03-17 SEPARABLE DIVIDER PANEL FOR A PACK OF ARTICLES PROVIDED WITH VARIOUS FLOORS.
PT95914113T PT812289E (en) 1995-03-17 1995-03-17 REMOVABLE DIVIDE PANEL FOR MULTI-LAYER ITEMS PACKAGING
EP01201596A EP1142797A3 (en) 1995-03-17 1995-03-17 Removable divider panel for multiple-tier article package

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US1995/003432 WO1996029261A1 (en) 1994-03-02 1995-03-17 Removable divider panel for multiple-tier article package

Related Child Applications (1)

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EP01201596A Division EP1142797A3 (en) 1995-03-17 1995-03-17 Removable divider panel for multiple-tier article package

Publications (3)

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EP0812289A1 EP0812289A1 (en) 1997-12-17
EP0812289A4 true EP0812289A4 (en) 1998-12-23
EP0812289B1 EP0812289B1 (en) 2002-01-09

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EP95914113A Expired - Lifetime EP0812289B1 (en) 1995-03-17 1995-03-17 Removable divider panel for multiple-tier article package

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EP (1) EP0812289B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE211705T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2123895A (en)
CA (1) CA2214264C (en)
DE (1) DE69524978T2 (en)
DK (1) DK0812289T3 (en)
WO (1) WO1996029261A1 (en)

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US5772030A (en) * 1997-03-24 1998-06-30 The Mead Corporation Carton for packaging two tiers of articles
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US7240789B2 (en) 2004-02-03 2007-07-10 Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Carton with an interlocking separator pad and dispenser
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EP2240385B1 (en) 2007-06-29 2013-05-01 Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Carton with divider, blanks and method for making it
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US9284090B2 (en) 2012-07-09 2016-03-15 Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Divider for package
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US10106291B2 (en) 2015-06-11 2018-10-23 Graphic Packaging International, Llc Carton with divider
AU2016298258C1 (en) 2015-07-29 2019-10-17 Graphic Packaging International, Llc Modular carton
US10858145B2 (en) 2016-01-05 2020-12-08 Graphic Packaging International, Llc Carrier for containers
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WO1996029260A1 (en) * 1995-03-17 1996-09-26 The Mead Corporation Reinforced divider panel for multiple-tier article package

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WO1996029260A1 (en) * 1995-03-17 1996-09-26 The Mead Corporation Reinforced divider panel for multiple-tier article package

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AU2123895A (en) 1996-10-08
ATE211705T1 (en) 2002-01-15
DE69524978D1 (en) 2002-02-14
MX9706668A (en) 1997-11-29
CA2214264A1 (en) 1996-09-26
EP0812289A1 (en) 1997-12-17
DE69524978T2 (en) 2002-06-20
EP0812289B1 (en) 2002-01-09
DK0812289T3 (en) 2002-03-18
CA2214264C (en) 2002-11-12
WO1996029261A1 (en) 1996-09-26

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