EP0958191B1 - Panel interlocking means for cartons - Google Patents

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EP0958191B1
EP0958191B1 EP98906211A EP98906211A EP0958191B1 EP 0958191 B1 EP0958191 B1 EP 0958191B1 EP 98906211 A EP98906211 A EP 98906211A EP 98906211 A EP98906211 A EP 98906211A EP 0958191 B1 EP0958191 B1 EP 0958191B1
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panel
locking tab
aperture
locking
neck portion
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Philippe Le Bras
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WestRock Packaging Systems LLC
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Mead Corp
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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
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00—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, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00129—Wrapper locking means
    • B65D2571/00135—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper
    • B65D2571/00154—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper interlocked
    • B65D2571/00172—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper interlocked by tabs cut within one end and facing towards the other end when blank is unfolded, and co-operting with openings at the other end

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  • the present invention seeks to mitigate the problems outlined above by providing a simplified but secure locking arrangement.
  • a locking edge of the locking tab may be provided at each of the opposed side edges of the locking tab at the transition between the neck portion and the shoulder portion to interengage with complementary edges of the aperture created by formation of the locking tab.
  • the neck portion may include a transverse fold line so that the shoulder portion is hinged relative to the neck portion adjacent the locking edges.
  • the locking edges and the complementary edges may be curvilinear.
  • the shoulder portion 22 is separated from panel 10 by a cut line 32 which in this embodiment is substantially "D shaped": the cut line 32 can also define a pair of interlocking parts 34, 36 positioned along the opposing side edges of shoulder portion 22.
  • the cut lines 24, 26 are curvilinear to define a pair of oppositely disposed an anchor tabs 38, 40 connected to first panel 10 and positioned adjacent to side edges of neck portion 20.
  • a locking edge 42, 44 which in this embodiment is substantially hook shaped is formed for interlocking parts 24, 26 respectively.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Cartons (AREA)
  • Machines For Manufacturing Corrugated Board In Mechanical Paper-Making Processes (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Container Filling Or Packaging Operations (AREA)
EP98906211A 1997-02-07 1998-02-06 Panel interlocking means for cartons Expired - Lifetime EP0958191B1 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9702567.0A GB9702567D0 (en) 1997-02-07 1997-02-07 Panel interlocking means for cartons
GB9702567 1997-02-07
GBGB9704021.6A GB9704021D0 (en) 1997-02-07 1997-02-26 Panel interlocking means for cartons
GB9704021 1997-02-26
PCT/US1998/002358 WO1998034850A1 (en) 1997-02-07 1998-02-06 Panel interlocking means for cartons

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EP0958191A1 EP0958191A1 (en) 1999-11-24
EP0958191B1 true EP0958191B1 (en) 2002-06-05

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EP (1) EP0958191B1 (ro)
JP (1) JP2001511099A (ro)
AT (1) ATE218477T1 (ro)
AU (1) AU6149198A (ro)
BR (1) BR9807167A (ro)
CA (1) CA2279903C (ro)
DE (1) DE69805755T2 (ro)
DK (1) DK0958191T3 (ro)
ES (1) ES2178165T3 (ro)
PL (1) PL190018B1 (ro)
PT (1) PT958191E (ro)
RO (1) RO117609B1 (ro)
TW (1) TW454759U (ro)
WO (1) WO1998034850A1 (ro)

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FR2638425B1 (fr) * 1988-10-27 1991-06-21 4 P Emballages France Emballage en carton ou analogue a moyens de verrouillage perfectionnes

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DE69805755D1 (de) 2002-07-11
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WO1998034850A1 (en) 1998-08-13
AU6149198A (en) 1998-08-26
CA2279903C (en) 2003-11-11
ES2178165T3 (es) 2002-12-16
PL190018B1 (pl) 2005-10-31
EP0958191A1 (en) 1999-11-24
BR9807167A (pt) 2000-04-25
PT958191E (pt) 2002-10-31
TW454759U (en) 2001-09-11
PL334948A1 (en) 2000-03-27
ATE218477T1 (de) 2002-06-15
CA2279903A1 (en) 1998-08-13
RO117609B1 (ro) 2002-05-30
DK0958191T3 (da) 2002-07-01

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