EP0921990B1 - Porte-bouteilles se tenant par le haut - Google Patents

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EP0921990B1
EP0921990B1 EP97938222A EP97938222A EP0921990B1 EP 0921990 B1 EP0921990 B1 EP 0921990B1 EP 97938222 A EP97938222 A EP 97938222A EP 97938222 A EP97938222 A EP 97938222A EP 0921990 B1 EP0921990 B1 EP 0921990B1
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Jean-Michel Auclair
Jean-Michel Garnier
Philippe Le Bras
Alain Saulas
Patrick Blin
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WestRock Packaging Systems LLC
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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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  • the invention relates to an article carrier which is used for securing a plurality of articles such as bottles in a group. More particularly, the invention relates to an article carrier of the top gripping type which attaches to the tops of articles thereby to secure the articles in an array.
  • Top gripping carriers are known.
  • GB 2 038 764 (corresponding to the preambles of claims 1 and 16) which illustrates an article carrier including side wall panels extending upwardly from opposite edges of a bottom wall including one or more article receiving apertures. There further comprise opposed edges in the side wall panels for receiving and retaining neck flanges of the bottle. A double ply handle upstanding from the juncture of the side wall panels may be provided.
  • DE 8601261 U shows a similar top-gripping carrier where the article receiving edges are defined by apertures including flaps.
  • the present invention seeks to overcome or at least mitigate the problems of the prior art.
  • One aspect of the present invention provides an article carrier for securing a plurality of articles, for example bottles, which carrier comprises a pair of handle panels the handle panels being in face to face relationship with each other and connected along their lower edges to a pair of outwardly diverging side wall panels forming an inverted V structure and including article top gripping means.
  • the article top gripping means includes a pair of complementary article gripping apertures struck from respective ones of said side wall panels and adapted operatively to engage and retain part of an article received in the pair of article gripping apertures.
  • the carrier further comprises a central partition panel interconnecting side wall panels to limit separating movement of the apertures and to provide a separating element between adjacent articles.
  • the side wall panels are interconnected about the outer portions of two of the articles by a prolongation of the side wall panels located below the article gripping apertures.
  • the prolongation includes a grouping strap encircling the outer portions.
  • the grouping strap is integral and includes fold regions to conform substantially with the shape of the outer portions.
  • the fold regions each comprise a series of crease lines.
  • the central partition panel is foldably connected to one of the side wall panels and is secured to the other side wall panel. According to claim 6, the central partition panel includes one or more apertures for receiving at least one article.
  • the central partition panel is formed from a base panel foldably connected to the pair of sloping side wall panels.
  • the central partition panel may be secured to the prolongation and includes a plurality of crease lines to conform to the shape of one or more of the articles
  • the locking means comprises a locking tab extending from one of the article receiving apertures and a complementary portion for receiving and retaining the locking tab struck from the opposed article receiving aperture.
  • the locking tab is provided with a neck portion, a shoulder portion, and a locking edge of the locking tab is provided by the shoulder portion to interengage with a portion of the opposed side wall panel located adjacent the article receiving aperture.
  • the locking tab is adapted to press against the top of the article in the article receiving aperture to maintain the tab in an engaged position.
  • the handle panels are caused to be folded about their lower edges by abutment of the locking tab by the top of the article.
  • the complementary article gripping apertures are adapted to receive and retain an upper part of an article and a tab extending from an edge of one of the article retaining apertures which tab is adapted to engage the upper portions of the neck flange of an article.
  • the tab is adapted to act as a pull tab by a user to release the article from retention by moving complementary apertures away from one another.
  • the article gripping means is provided by a retaining edge to hold a neck portion of the article from one of the complementary apertures of each pair and the other complementary aperture having one or more retention flaps for frictionally retaining a diametrically opposed part of the neck portion and being pivotal away from the one complementary aperture to release a neck portion of the article.
  • a second aspect of the invention provides a blank for forming an article carrier for securing a plurality of articles, for example bottles, which blank comprises in series a pair of handle panels connected along their lower edges to respective ones of a pair of side wall panels and including article top gripping means.
  • the article top gripping means includes a pair of complementary article gripping apertures struck from respective ones of the side wall panels and capable of engaging and retaining part of an article received in the pair of article gripping apertures when the carrier is in use, the blank further comprising a central partition panel and a prolongation of the side wall panels located below the article gripping apertures is provided to be interconnected about the outer portions of two of the article when the carrier is in use.
  • the prolongation includes a grouping strap.
  • the grouping strap is integral and includes one or more fold regions capable of conforming substantially with the shape of the said outer portions.
  • the or each fold region comprise a series of crease lines.
  • the central partition panel is foldably connected to one of said side wall panels and includes securing means to be secured to the other said side wall panel.
  • the central partition panel includes one or more apertures for receiving at least one article.
  • the central partition panel is secured to the prolongation and includes a plurality of crease lines to conform to the shape of one of the articles.
  • dependent claim 23 there further comprises a locking tab extending from one of the handle panels and a complementary portion capable of receiving and retaining the locking tab struck from the opposed article receiving aperture to maintain the handle panels in a face to face relationship when the carton is in a set up condition.
  • the locking tab includes a neck portion, a shoulder portion, and a locking edge of the locking tab is provided by the shoulder portion.
  • a carton blank 10 for forming a top gripping carton made from paperboard or similar foldable sheet material The blank comprises a series of panels hinged one to the next.
  • side panel 12, top gripping panel 14, handle panel 16, handle panel 18, top gripping panel 20, base panel 22, top gripping panel 24, handle panel 26, handle panel 28, top gripping panel 30 and side panel 32 are hingably connected one to the next along fold lines 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78 respectively.
  • skirt panels 34, 36 At one end of side panel 12, there are skirt panels 34, 36 extending laterally from opposing side edges of side of side panel 12. Each skirt panel 34, 36 includes a series of fold lines to assist wrapping the panel around an outer portion of the articles.
  • Top gripping panel 14 includes an aperture 90 positioned in a central portion of a top gripping panel 14 and extending into handle panel 16.
  • a pair of apertures 92, 94 are struck from fold line 62, each aperture being positioned either side of aperture 90.
  • tabs 96, 98 are struck from fold line 62 and extend substantially into apertures 92, 94 respectively.
  • FIG. 16 there is a tab 100 struck from fold line 80 and positioned in a central portion of the handle panel 16. Aperture 90 extends to fold line 80.
  • Handle panel 18 and top gripping panel 20 is symmetrical to handle panel 16 and top gripping panel 14 about fold line 64 whereby these panels are of similar construction and not therefore more specifically described.
  • Base panel 22 comprises three apertures 102, 104, 106 positioned to receive an upper portion of the articles.
  • Top gripping panel 24 comprises three apertures 108, 110, 112 positioned in complementary positions to apertures 92, 90, 94 respectively, with the central aperture 110 being struck from a central portion of the top gripping panel 24 and extending into handle panel 26. Apertures 108, 112 are struck from fold line 72 and extend into panel 24.
  • Handle panel 28 and top gripping panel 30 is symmetrical with handle panel 26 and top gripping panel 24 about its lateral fold line 74 whereby each respective panel is of similar construction and not therefore specifically described, other than handle panel 28 further comprises tab 114 struck from centrally located fold line 82 and being shaped to correspond in part to aperture 110.
  • the carton is constructed with reference to Figures 1, 2 and 3. Firstly, handle panels 16, 18 are folded about fold line 64 and brought into a face to face relationship, such that tab 100 can be folded about fold line 80 and inserted through corresponding portion of the aperture in handle panel 18. Likewise, handle panels 26, 28 are brought into a face to face relationship by folding along fold line 74 and tab 114 being inserted through aperture 110.
  • top gripping panels 20, 24 are brought together with tabs 96, 96 passing over the top of their respective articles and pressure is exerted on panels 20, 24 to push tabs 96, 98 through apertures 108, 112 respectively.
  • the neck flange 130, 132, 134 from each respective article is brought into contact with the retaining edge 136, 138, 140 and 142, 144, 146 respectively.
  • handle means is held together by tabs 96, 98 which act as ties thereby connecting together handle means H.
  • top gripping panel 212 for forming a top gripping carton made from paperboard or similar foldable sheet material.
  • the blank comprises a series of panels hinged one to the next.
  • top gripping panel 212, handle panel 214, handle panel 216, and top gripping panel 218 are hingably connected one to the next along fold lines 250, 252, 254, respectively.
  • skirt panels 221, 223 At one end of top gripping panel 212, there comprises skirt panels 221, 223 extending laterally from opposing side edges of side panel 212.
  • Each skirt panel 221, 223 includes a series of fold lines to assist in wrapping around a circular portion of an outer article.
  • skirt panels 225, 227 extending from opposing side edges of top gripping panel 218 and also comprise a series of fold lines to assist each skirt panel 225, 227 to be folded around an outer portion of the articles.
  • Handle panel 214 includes an aperture 260 positioned in a central portion of handle panel 214 and extending into top gripping panel 212. There is a tab 266 struck from fold line 256 positioned along one side of aperture 260. A pair of apertures 262, 264 are struck from portions of handle panel 214 and top gripping panel 212, each aperture bisecting fold line 250.
  • Top gripping panel 212 and handle panel 214 is symmetrical with top gripping panel 218 and handle panel 216 about its lateral fold line 252 whereby each respective panel is of similar construction and not, therefore, specifically described.
  • Support panels 220, 224, 226, 228 are hingably connected one to the next along fold lines 250, 252 and 254 respectively and hingably connected to panels 212, 214, 216 and 218 respectively along fold line 258.
  • support panels 230, 232, 234, 236 being hingably connected along the opposing side edge of a part of top gripping panel 212, handle panel 214, handle panel 216 and top gripping panel 218 by fold line 259, the aforementioned support panels 230, 232, 234, 236 being hinged one to the next along fold lines 250, 252, 254 respectively.
  • Partition panel 238 is hingably connected to support panel 230 along fold line 286 and further comprises connecting tab 240.
  • the partition panel 238 further comprises a circular aperture 280 positioned in a central portion and a pair of indentations 282, 284 positioned along opposing free edges of partition panel 238.
  • the carton is constructed in a similar way to the embodiment described earlier.
  • the carton is formed by first forming handle structure H.
  • support panels 220, 224, 226, 228 shown in Figure 4 are folded about fold line 258 to bring them into a face to face relationship with top gripping panel 212, handle panels 214, 216 and top gripping panel 218 respectively.
  • support panels 230, 232, 234, 236 are folded about fold line 259 to bring them into a face to face relationship with top gripping panel 212, handle panels 214, 216 and top gripping panel 218 respectively.
  • the above-mentioned support panels provide increased strength for the handle panels and top gripping portions.
  • Handle panels 214, 216 are then folded into face to face relationship about fold line 252.
  • the central partition panel is then erected and connecting tab 240 connected to top gripping panel 212 by glue or other means known in the art, as illustrated in Figure 5.
  • Top gripping panels 212, 218 are folded out of alignment with respective ones of said handle panels 214, 216 by folding about fold lines 250, 254 respectively thus enabling upper portions of articles to be introduced to the carton.
  • neck flanges 290, 292, 294 of each article pass through apertures 260, 262, 264, 266, 268, 270, illustrated in Figure 1 and come into contact with and are retained by the lower edges of the aforementioned apertures.
  • top gripping panel 218 further comprises tab 330 which is frangibly connected to panel 218. This tab allows the top gripping panel to be separated from skirt panels 224, 226 in order to allow easy removal of the article.
  • partition panel 238 One of the purposes of the partition panel 238 is to prevent or at least mitigate the effects of twisting of the articles in transit.
  • the partition panel 238 also acts in a similar way to base panel (described earlier) to restrict the distance between opposed top gripping panels 212, 218 thereby seeking to ensure that neck flanges remain seated on their respective aperture edges.
  • tabs 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 310 illustrated in Figure 7.
  • Tabs 300, 302, 304 are struck from top gripping panel 312 along fold lines 316, 318, 320 respectively.
  • tabs 306, 308, 310 are struck from top gripping panel 314 along fold lines 322, 324, 326 respectively.
  • the support panels used to strengthen the handle panels are also provided with corresponding tabs that are brought into alignment with tabs 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 310.
  • the carton is formed in accordance with embodiments described earlier with the neck flanges 330, 332, 334 from each article being retained on the edges of the respective apertures.
  • Tabs 300, 302, 304 and 306, 308, 310 are positioned over flanges 330, 332, 334 respectively. If removal of the article is desired, for example, article A, illustrated in Figure 8, then tabs 302 and 308 are pulled apart thereby providing a localised widening of the support apertures and thus releasing article A. This operation is reversible to allow the insertion of an article, eg. for returning an empty article.
  • FIG. 9 there shows an article carrier substantially hereinbefore described.
  • the neck flanges 410, 412, 414 of each aperture, illustrated in Figure 10 are retained on one side by edges 400, 402, 404 positioned along top gripping panel 406.
  • the opposing top gripping panel 408 comprises three pairs of retention tabs, 410, 412, 414 illustrated in Figure 9, which are moved out of alignment when the neck flange of the article is inserted into the top gripping structure and are retained by friction.
  • Figures 11 and 12 illustrate that the retention tabs can be used to restrict twisting of the articles and allow greater flexibility of each article without destroying the carton wall.
  • a base panel 420 which assists in keeping top gripping panels 406 and 408 spaced apart and increases the rigidity of the top gripping structure.
  • partition panel As illustrated in Figure 13, an alternative configuration of the partition panel is disclosed in this embodiment wherein the panel 422 and panel 424 extend from skirt panels about fold lines 426, 428 respectively. Partition panels 422, 424 are folded about fold lines 426, 428 and into a face to face relationship with the aforementioned skirt panels, each end being connected together to form a central partition panel.
  • the present invention and its preferred embodiments relate to a bottle carrier which is shaped to provide satisfactory strength to hold the bottles securely but with a degree of flexibility so that load transferred to the handle is absorbed by the carrier.
  • the shape of the blank minimises the amount of paperboard required.
  • the carrier can be applied to an array of bottles by hand or automatic machinery.

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  1. Dispositif de transport d'articles (10) destiné à fixer une pluralité d'articles, par exemple des bouteilles, lequel dispositif de transport comporte une paire de panneaux de poignée (16/18, 26/28), lesdits panneaux de poignée étant dans une disposition en face à face l'un avec l'autre, et étant reliés le long de leurs bords inférieurs à une paire de panneaux de paroi latérale divergeant vers l'extérieur (14/20, 24/30) formant une structure en forme de V inversé, et comportant des moyens de préhension d'articles par le haut, lesdits moyens de préhension d'articles par le haut comportant une paire d'ouvertures de préhension d'article complémentaires (92 et 108, 90 et 110, 94 et 112) poinçonnées à partir de panneaux respectifs desdits panneaux de paroi latérale, et adaptées pour venir en prise de manière fonctionnelle avec une partie d'un article reçu dans ladite paire d'ouvertures de préhension d'articles et retenir celui-ci, ledit dispositif de transport comportant de plus un panneau central de séparation (22, 238) connectant mutuellement les panneaux de paroi latérale pour limiter un déplacement de séparation desdites ouvertures, et pour fournir un élément de séparation entre des articles adjacents, caractérisé en ce que les panneaux de paroi latérale sont reliés mutuellement autour des parties extérieures de deux des articles par un prolongement (12, 32) desdits panneaux de paroi latérale positionné en dessous des ouvertures de préhension d'articles.
  2. Dispositif de transport d'articles selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le prolongement est constitué d'une sangle de groupement (34, 40 ; 36, 38) encerclant lesdites parties extérieures.
  3. Dispositif de transport d'articles selon la revendication 2, dans lequel la sangle de groupement est en un seul bloc et comporte des zones de pliage pour épouser sensiblement la forme desdites parties extérieures.
  4. Dispositif de transport d'articles selon la revendication 3, dans lequel les zones de pliage comportent chacune une série de lignes de pli.
  5. Dispositif de transport d'articles selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel le panneau central de séparation (238) est relié de manière pliable à un premier desdits panneaux de paroi latérale, et est fixé sur l'autre dit panneau de paroi latérale.
  6. Dispositif de transport d'articles selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le panneau central de séparation (238) comporte une ou plusieurs ouvertures (280) destinées à recevoir au moins un article.
  7. Dispositif de transport d'articles selon la revendication 5 ou 6, dans lequel le panneau central de séparation (22) est formé à partir d'un panneau de base relié de manière pliable à la paire de panneaux de paroi latérale inclinés (20, 24).
  8. Dispositif de transport d'articles selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel le panneau central de séparation (422, 424) est fixé au prolongement, et comporte une pluralité de lignes de pli pour épouser la forme d'un des articles ou de plusieurs.
  9. Dispositif de transport d'articles (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel on trouve en plus des moyens de blocage (96) pour maintenir lesdits panneaux de poignée dans une disposition en face à face, les moyens de blocage comportent une patte de blocage (96) s'étendant à partir d'une première desdites ouvertures de réception d'article (92), et une partie complémentaire destinée à recevoir et retenir ladite patte de blocage poinçonnée à partir de l'ouverture de réception d'article opposée (108).
  10. Dispositif de transport d'articles selon la revendication 9, dans lequel la patte de blocage (96) est munie d'une partie formant col, d'une partie formant épaulement, et un bord de blocage de la patte de blocage est fourni par la partie formant épaulement pour coopérer mutuellement avec une partie du panneau de paroi latérale opposée (24), positionnée adjacente à ladite ouverture de réception d'article (108).
  11. Dispositif de transport d'articles selon la revendication 9 ou 10, dans lequel la patte de blocage (96) est adaptée pour appuyer contre la partie supérieure de l'article dans l'ouverture de réception d'article (108) afin de maintenir la patte dans une position en prise.
  12. Dispositif de transport d'articles selon la revendication 11, dans lequel les panneaux de poignée (H) sont amenés à être pliés autour de leurs bords inférieurs par mise en butée de la patte de blocage (96) contre la partie supérieure de l'article.
  13. Dispositif de transport d'articles selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 12, dans lequel lesdites ouvertures de préhension d'article complémentaires (92 et 108 ; 90, 110 ; 94 et 112) sont adaptées pour recevoir et retenir une partie supérieure d'un article et une patte (300) s'étendant à partir d'un bord d'une première des ouvertures de retenue d'article, patte qui est adaptée pour venir en prise avec la partie supérieure du rebord de col d'un article.
  14. Dispositif de transport d'articles selon la revendication 13, dans lequel ladite patte (300) est adaptée pour agir comme patte de traction pouvant être tirée par un utilisateur afin de libérer l'article de son état maintenu en déplaçant les ouvertures complémentaires loin l'une de l'autre.
  15. Dispositif de transport d'articles selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 12, dans lequel lesdits moyens de préhension d'article sont fournis par un bord de retenue (400, 402, 404) destiné à maintenir une partie de col dudit article à partir d'une première des ouvertures complémentaires de chaque paire, et l'autre ouverture complémentaire ayant un ou plusieurs volets de maintien (410, 412, 414) pour retenir par frottement une partie diamétralement opposée de ladite partie de col, et pouvant pivoter loin de ladite première ouverture complémentaire afin de libérer une partie de col de l'article.
  16. Ebauche pour former un dispositif de transport d'articles (10) pour fixer une pluralité d'articles, par exemple des bouteilles, laquelle ébauche comporte en série une paire de panneaux de poignée (16/18, 26/28) connectés le long de leurs bords inférieurs à un panneau respectif d'une paire de panneaux de paroi latérale (14/20, 24/30) et comportant des moyens de préhension d'article par le haut, lesdits moyens de préhension d'article par le haut comportant une paire d'ouvertures de préhension d'article complémentaires (92 et 108, 90 et 110, 94 et 112) poinçonnées à partir d'un panneau respectif desdits panneaux de paroi latérale, et pouvant venir en prise avec une partie d'un article reçu dans ladite paire d'ouvertures de préhension d'article, et retenir celui-ci, lorsque le dispositif de transport est utilisé, ladite ébauche comportant de plus un panneau central de séparation (22), caractérisée en ce qu'un prolongement desdits panneaux de paroi latérale positionné sous les ouvertures de préhension d'article est fourni pour être connecté mutuellement autour des parties extérieures de deux des articles lorsque le dispositif de transport est utilisé.
  17. Ebauche selon la revendication 16, dans laquelle le prolongement est constitué d'une sangle de groupement (34, 40 ; 36, 38).
  18. Ebauche selon la revendication 17, dans laquelle la sangle de groupement est en un seul bloc, et comporte une ou plusieurs zones de pliage pouvant épouser sensiblement la forme desdites parties extérieures.
  19. Ebauche selon la revendication 18, dans laquelle la ou chaque zone de pliage comporte une série de lignes de pli.
  20. Ebauche selon l'une quelconque des revendications 16 à 19, dans laquelle un panneau central de séparation (238) est relié de manière pliable à un desdits panneaux de paroi latérale, et comporte des moyens de fixation destinés à être fixés sur l'autre dit panneau de paroi latérale.
  21. Ebauche selon l'une quelconque des revendications 16 à 20, dans laquelle le panneau central de séparation (238) comporte une ou plusieurs ouvertures (280) destinées à recevoir au moins un article.
  22. Ebauche selon l'une quelconque des revendications 16 à 21, dans laquelle le panneau central de séparation (422, 424) est fixé sur le prolongement, et comporte une pluralité de lignes de pli pour épouser la forme d'un des articles.
  23. Ebauche selon l'une quelconque des revendications 16 à 22, dans laquelle on trouve de plus une patte de blocage (96) s'étendant à partir d'un premier desdits panneaux de poignée (18), et une partie complémentaire pouvant recevoir et retenir ladite patte de blocage poinçonnée à partir de l'ouverture de réception d'article opposée (108) afin de maintenir les panneaux de poignée (H) dans une disposition en face à face lorsque la cartonnage est dans un état monté.
  24. Ebauche selon la revendication 23, dans laquelle la patte de blocage (96) comporte une partie formant col, une partie formant épaulement et un bord de blocage de la patte de blocage est fourni par la partie formant épaulement.
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