EP1181215A1 - Carton and carton blank, e.g for light bulbs - Google Patents
Carton and carton blank, e.g for light bulbsInfo
- Publication number
- EP1181215A1 EP1181215A1 EP00932107A EP00932107A EP1181215A1 EP 1181215 A1 EP1181215 A1 EP 1181215A1 EP 00932107 A EP00932107 A EP 00932107A EP 00932107 A EP00932107 A EP 00932107A EP 1181215 A1 EP1181215 A1 EP 1181215A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- article
- panel
- carton
- tab
- blank
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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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
- B65D71/14—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 without end walls
- B65D71/16—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 without end walls with article-locating elements
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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
- 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
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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
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- 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
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- B65D2571/00246—Locating elements for the contents
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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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- B65D2571/00709—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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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
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
- B65D85/42—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for ampoules; for lamp bulbs; for electronic valves or tubes
Definitions
- US 2,946,498 discloses a light bulb carton comprising a tube which includes apertures for receiving the lamp fittings. A series of panels form the cover for the bulbs. Both the tube and the cover are rectangular in cross section, with the cover having apertures for retaining the upper portion of each.
- US 3,144,131 discloses a wraparound package of superficially similar shape to the present invention, but it does not permit easy access to the bulb fittings, and at the same time does not provide a high level protection to the base.
- the carton may accommodate a plurality of articles and transverse cut lines are provided intermediate each article so as to allow the removal of individual articles.
- the cover arrangement may comprise a plurality of hingedly interconnected panels arranged so as to conform substantially to the shape of the article.
- first and second side wall panels may be adapted to pivot about hinged connections to the article engaging panel thereby to cause the uppermost edges of the side panels to move away from each other upon introduction of a users hand to improve access to the protruding portion.
- the carton may be for holding one or more light bulbs, and wherein the first and second side walls are adapted to allow access to the light bulb for testing the operation of that light bulb.
- a second aspect of the invention provides a blank for forming a carton for accommodating at least one article, for example a light bulb, the blank comprising a plurality of panels foldably connected together in series including a first side panel, an article engaging panel, a second side panel, and a tube forming panel for forming a tubular cover arrangement wherein the article engaging panel is provided with at least one aperture for receiving an article.
- the article engaging panel may have a first tab defining at least part of the aperture, hingedly connected thereto, the tab being displaceable out of the plane of the receiving panel to operatively engage a part of the article when the article is in the aperture.
- the cover arrangement may comprise a plurality of hingedly interconnected panels arranged so that in use they conform substantially to the shape of the article.
- Figure 3 is a perspective view of the erected carton formed from the blank of Figure 1 with the articles in place.
- article-engaging panel 14 is provided with a plurality of article receiving apertures.
- three apertures 46 are provided, although it will be recognised that rather than the carton being formed with a plurality of the receiving apertures, the carton may be formed with only one receiving aperture.
- Each aperture configuration is substantially the same, therefore only one will be described in further detail.
- the opposing sides of the aperture carry hinged article gripping tabs 56.
- each gripping tab 56 comprises two panels 48, 50 interconnected along fold line 58.
- the gripping panels 48, 50 are further connected to the article engaging panel 14 along fold lines 62 and 60 respectively which are preferably divergent. In a set up condition each panel is folded out of alignment to strengthen the tab 56.
- Receiving panel 14 may further comprise a central interrupted fold line 30 extending between the opposing side edges of the blank 42, 44, and aligned with the gripping tab fold line 58.
- Fold lines 58, 60, 62 are mutually divergent and intersect along central fold line 30.
- gripping panels 48, 50 are moved out of the alignment along fold lines 58 and coact with fold line 30 to fold the article-engaging panel 14.
- each of the hexagonal tab apertures also has two opposingly positioned flaps 52, 54 to assist in retaining the article within the carrier.
- inner side wall panels 12 and 16 are folded upwardly such that in this embodiment they are substantially perpendicular to article engaging panel 14. This simultaneously causes flaps 54 and 56, which are non-hinged connected to the first and second side panels 12 and 16 respectively, to be folded downwardly. Subsequently, outer side wall panel 18 is folded to be placed in face contacting relationship with inner side wall panel 16. Glue or other suitable means know in the art may be used to secure the panels together to form a two ply side wall 70. The panels forming the cover arrangement 20, 22, 24 together with the outer side panel 26 are then folded along fold line 36 out of alignment with the side wall 70, shown in Figure 2 to avoid interfering with the article insertion operation.
- Articles A are then inserted through the apertures 46 such that the bases B of the articles protrude through the apertures and are engaged by the gripping tabs 56. It can be seen that when the articles are inserted through the apertures 46, the gripping tabs are forced out of the plane of the receiving panel 14 shown in Figure 3. As fold lines 58, 60, 62 are mutually divergent from the point of intersection with fold line 30, this causes the receiving panel to fold about fold line 30, such that the apex of the fold points away from the bases B of the articles A, thereby forming a substantially triangular cross section to improve the rigidity of the carton. This has the effect of reducing the amount of paperboard required for the package.
- the articles A are screw fit light bulbs, the bases being the screw fitting of the bulb.
- the articles may be bayonet fitting bulbs, bottles, vials, or any other article having a suitably shaped base/neck portion which may protrude through the apertures 46.
- the carton is shown containing three such articles A, in alternative classes of embodiment, the carton may hold a single article, or virtually any number of articles in a similar longitudinal array.
- the cover arrangement comprising the plurality of foldably interconnected panels 20, 22, 24 is folded around to encircle the body of the articles thus forming at tubular structure.
- the number and size of the panels may be adjusted to conform to differently shaped articles. For example, if narrow "candle-type" bulbs are to be accommodated panels 20 and 24 could be increased in size, and the number and/or size of panels 22 reduced.
- outer side wall panel 26 is secured in face contacting relationship with first side panel 12 using glue or other suitable means known in the art, thus forming the opposing two ply side wall 68.
- the side walls 68, 70 protect the bases B of the light bulbs from impact damage whilst affording easy access to the fittings.
- the upper edges of side walls are above the protruding portion of the articles. In this embodiment, this allows the light bulbs to be tested without the need for them to be removed from the carton, as the electrical contacts are relatively exposed.
- handle means may be provided on the carton, for example, apertures may be provided in the composite side panels 68, 70 by which the carton may be grasped.
- the present invention and its preferred embodiment relates to an article carrier more particularly a carton for holding light bulbs which is shaped to provide satisfactory rigidity to retain the carton in a set up condition.
- the shape of the blank minimises the amount of paperboard required for the carton.
- the items can be applied to the carrier by hand or automatic machinery. It is anticipated the invention could be applied to a variety of cartons and not limited to those of the wraparound sort.
- the carton can be adapted to be a top gripping carton whereby the articles are positioned through the article engaging structure, without departing from the scope of invention.
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- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Cartons (AREA)
- Packages (AREA)
- Packaging Frangible Articles (AREA)
Abstract
Description
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB9910435 | 1999-05-06 | ||
GBGB9910435.8A GB9910435D0 (en) | 1999-05-06 | 1999-05-06 | Carton and carton blank |
PCT/US2000/012311 WO2000068108A1 (en) | 1999-05-06 | 2000-05-05 | Carton and carton blank, e.g. for light bulbs |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1181215A1 true EP1181215A1 (en) | 2002-02-27 |
EP1181215B1 EP1181215B1 (en) | 2004-07-28 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP00932107A Expired - Lifetime EP1181215B1 (en) | 1999-05-06 | 2000-05-05 | Carton and carton blank, e.g for light bulbs |
Country Status (8)
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EP (1) | EP1181215B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE272007T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU4988300A (en) |
BR (1) | BR0010341A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2370379C (en) |
DE (1) | DE60012512T2 (en) |
GB (1) | GB9910435D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2000068108A1 (en) |
Family Cites Families (7)
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US2946498A (en) | 1957-07-19 | 1960-07-26 | Fed Paper Board Co Inc | Multicellular folding box structures |
US3136410A (en) * | 1962-02-21 | 1964-06-09 | Westinghouse Electric Corp | Packing and display carton |
US3144131A (en) | 1963-01-04 | 1964-08-11 | St Regis Paper Co | Packages formed of cohesive corrugated paper |
GB2116947A (en) * | 1982-01-29 | 1983-10-05 | Mead Corp | Wrap around package for light bulbs |
DE9004290U1 (en) * | 1990-04-12 | 1990-06-28 | Walzer, Konrad, Dr.rer.nat., 7820 Titisee-Neustadt | Cardboard box for packing light bulbs |
DE9205287U1 (en) * | 1992-04-16 | 1993-01-07 | Holfelder Werke GmbH und Co KG, 6837 St. Leon-Rot | Folding box |
DE9304605U1 (en) * | 1993-03-26 | 1993-05-19 | Karl Knauer GmbH & Co. KG, 77781 Biberach | Box with insert |
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- 1999-05-06 GB GBGB9910435.8A patent/GB9910435D0/en not_active Ceased
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- 2000-05-05 WO PCT/US2000/012311 patent/WO2000068108A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 2000-05-05 AT AT00932107T patent/ATE272007T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2000-05-05 AU AU49883/00A patent/AU4988300A/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-05-05 EP EP00932107A patent/EP1181215B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-05-05 CA CA002370379A patent/CA2370379C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-05-05 DE DE60012512T patent/DE60012512T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-05-05 BR BR0010341-1A patent/BR0010341A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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ATE272007T1 (en) | 2004-08-15 |
DE60012512T2 (en) | 2005-08-04 |
EP1181215B1 (en) | 2004-07-28 |
CA2370379A1 (en) | 2000-11-16 |
DE60012512D1 (en) | 2004-09-02 |
WO2000068108A1 (en) | 2000-11-16 |
BR0010341A (en) | 2002-02-13 |
CA2370379C (en) | 2006-03-21 |
AU4988300A (en) | 2000-11-21 |
GB9910435D0 (en) | 1999-07-07 |
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