EP1893502B1 - Top gripping article carrier - Google Patents
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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
- 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
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- the invention relates to a carton produced for packaging a plurality of articles, for example bottles. More particularly but not exclusively, the invention relates to a carton and blank for forming the carton, of the top gripping type which attaches to the tops of the articles thereby securing the articles in an array for carrying, according to the preamble of claims 1 and 12.
- top gripping cartons which engage the underside of such flanged articles are known.
- Such cartons employ what are known as sunburst apertures, which have a series of tabs arranged circumferentially about an aperture. The tabs yield when the flanged top is pushed through the aperture and the tabs can then engage the underside of the flanged bottle top to prevent the removal of the bottle.
- sunburst apertures which have a series of tabs arranged circumferentially about an aperture. The tabs yield when the flanged top is pushed through the aperture and the tabs can then engage the underside of the flanged bottle top to prevent the removal of the bottle.
- sunburst apertures which have a series of tabs arranged circumferentially about an aperture. The tabs yield when the flanged top is pushed through the aperture and the tabs can then engage the underside of the flanged bottle top to prevent the removal of the bottle.
- a problem with such arrangements is that the support provided to hold the bottle is limited
- EP 1 007 434 A structure that attempts to solve this problem is disclosed in EP 1 007 434 .
- a top gripping carrier which has a bracing tab extending between adjacent bottles to restrict their movement in a horizontal direction and a retaining tab which supports the underside of the bottle flange to restrict the downward vertical movement of the bottles.
- the effect of any movement of the bottles is emphasized by the number of bottles, this can result in the weakening of the bracing tabs which then results in the movement of the bottles contained in adjacent rows, which in turn can result in an unstable carton.
- the carton is made of paperboard and is stored within a refrigerator to keep the yoghurt drinks cool.
- the temperature and humidity of this environment can cause the paperboard material to weaken; this in combination with a large number of bottles can cause the bottles to be undesirably released from the top gripping clip.
- large side walls could be added to the carton.
- the present invention seeks to avoid or at least mitigate these and other problems of the prior art by providing in one aspect, a positional support to maintain the articles in a spaced arrangement and according to a second aspect a vertical support to further minimize the movement of articles.
- the invention provides a carton of the top gripping type for accommodating a plurality of containers, the carton being tubular in structure and comprising top, bottom and side walls, the bottom wall having a plurality of apertures arranged in rows, each aperture having one or more foldable retention tabs for operatively engaging a radially protruding part of a container held in each aperture, the carton comprising a bracing tab, connected to one of said foldable retention tabs, disposed between and engaging two adjacent containers to minimize relative movement between those containers, wherein a side wall aperture is formed in one of said side walls adjacent one of those containers for engaging a portion of that container, there further comprising a keel structure extending internally of the carton between first and second rows of article receiving apertures, the keel structure being formed from a series of connected retention and bracing tabs disposed between pairs of adjacent apertures, in opposed rows, the series of connected retention and bracing tabs being interrupted by a series of separations between adjacent apertures such that the series of connected
- a side wall tab struck from and hinged to one of said side walls, engages, in use, the radially protruding part of a container held, in an aperture adjacent said side wall tab radially opposite to the engagement of said bracing tab.
- a lower edge of said side wall aperture engages an underside of the radially protruding part of said one of those containers, the engagement of the lower edge being radially opposite to the engagement of said bracing tab.
- the series of connected retention and bracing tabs are formed from apertures in the first row and the keel structure comprises a series of retention tabs formed from apertures in the second row.
- said side wall aperture is shaped such that a flat lower edge is provided to engage the underside of the radially protruding part of a container and wherein an upper edge of the side wall aperture is shaped such that a concave projection of the top wall is defined, said concave projection providing a protective cover of the top of a container held within the adjacent aperture.
- said bracing tab has a maximum width equal to the diameter of the aperture from which it is formed.
- the bracing tabs are struck from material used to form the retention tabs of the first row such that the retention tabs from the first row comprise a shaped notch and wherein the retention tabs of the second row comprise a similar shaped notch.
- the aforementioned side wall tab is formed in part from a side wall and in part from material used to form an adjacent article receiving aperture, said side wall tab being hinged to said side wall and being disposed operatively to engage a protruding part of an article present in that aperture thereby limiting the vertical movement of that article.
- the bracing tab is provided with a cut out which cut-out defines the part of the side wall tab which is formed from material used to form the article receiving aperture.
- a further retention tab is formed from material used to create the opposed article receiving aperture, the further retention tab operatively engages an underside of a radially protruding part of an article held within that opposed article receiving aperture to minimize the downward vertical movement of that article.
- a second bracing tab is hinged to the further retention tab, the second bracing tab being shaped similarly to the cut out of the first bracing tab such that the two bracing tabs interlock.
- the invention provides a blank for forming a carton of the top gripping type, the carton for carrying a plurality of containers such as bottles arranged in rows, the blank comprising a series of panels for forming top, bottom and side walls of the carton, the bottom wall of the blank having a plurality of apertures arranged in rows, each aperture having one or more foldable retention tabs struck therefrom for operatively engaging a radially protruding part of a container to be held in each aperture when the blank is set-up into a carton, the blank comprising a bracing tab connected to one of said foldable retention tabs and wherein a side wall aperture is formed in one of said side walls adjacent one of said apertures, the bracing tab and side wall aperture being structured and arranged such that upon erecting the blank into a carton loaded with containers, the bracing tab engages the underside of a radially protruding part of each of two opposite containers to minimize relative movement between those articles and an edge of the side wall aperture engages one
- a side wall tab struck from and hinged to one of said side walls, engages the radially protruding part of a container held in an aperture adjacent said side wall tab radially opposite to the engagement of said bracing tab when the blank is set-up.
- a lower edge of said side wall aperture is structured to engage an underside of the radially protruding part of one of those containers, said lower edge disposed radially opposite said bracing tab such that when the blank is set-up into a loaded carton, said container is engaged by the lower edge on one side and the bracing tab on the other side.
- said side wall tab is formed in part from a side wall and in part from material used to form an adjacent article receiving aperture, said side wall tab being hinged to said side wall and when the blank is formed into a set-up carton the side wall tab is disposed operatively to engage a protruding part of a container present in that aperture thereby limiting the vertical movement of that container.
- a keel structure is formable from a series of connected bracing and foldable retention tabs, which series of connected bracing and foldable retention tabs is interrupted by separations between adjacent apertures such that the series of connected bracing and foldable retention tabs spans a length of the keel structure, when formed, which is greater in length than the total length of the keel structure spanned by the interrupting separations.
- said side wall aperture is shaped such that a flat lower edge is provided to engage an underside of a radially protruding part of a container when the blank is formed into a carton and loaded with containers, and wherein an upper edge of the side wall aperture is shaped such that a concave projection of the top wall is defined for providing a protective cover to a container.
- FIG. 1 there is shown a carton blank 10 for forming a top gripping carrier 60 (shown in Figure 2 ) which is made from paperboard or other similar foldable sheet material.
- the blank 10 comprises a glue flap 32, first side panel 12, base panel 14, second side panel 16, and top panel 18, connected one to the next in series along fold lines 40, 42, 52 and 54 respectively.
- bottom panel 14 is formed with two rows of three article receiving apertures.
- the article receiving apertures are defined by one or more retention tabs 30, 26 and 28, which are struck from material forming the base panel 16. Additionally each pair of article receiving apertures provides a bracing tab 34 and a side wall tab 20.
- the article receiving apertures can be more clearly seen in Figures 2 and 3 , where bottles (B) are shown having been inserted into the article receiving apertures and the bracing tab 34, side wall tab 20 and retention tabs 30, 26, 28 have been folded out of the plane of the bottom panel 14.
- the top gripping carrier 60 is formed with two rows of three article receiving apertures in the bottom panel 16 and in Figure 2 six bottles in a two x three array are shown. It is envisaged however that more or less than six bottles may be contained within the top gripping carrier of the present invention and in more or less than two rows.
- first retention tab 26 struck from and connected to the bottom panel 14 along fold line 48.
- Bracing tab 34 extends from and is hinged to the first retention tab 26 along fold line 46.
- the bracing tab 34 is separated from the bottom panel 14 by a cut line, although in other embodiments, the bracing tab 34 may be defined by a perforate line which can be broken when the blank is erected into the top gripping carrier shown in Figure 2 .
- a second retention tab 28 is struck from the opposed article receiving aperture, the second retention tab 28 is formed similarly to the first retention tab 28 and is foldably connected to the bottom panel 16 along fold line 50.
- bracing tab 34 and the first retention tab 26 form part of a keel structure which structure can be viewed in Figures 2 and 3 .
- first retention tab 26 and bracing tab 34 are folded out of the plane of the bottom panel 14.
- the first retention tab 26 operatively engages an underside of a radially protruding part or flange of the bottle (B) to restrict the downward movement of the bottle (B) so that it is retained within the article receiving aperture.
- the bracing tab 34 is further folded, relative to the first retention tab 26, about fold line 46, so that it is disposed between bottles (B) in opposed adjacent apertures.
- the bracing tab 34 operatively engages the underside of radially protruding portions of the two bottles such that the movement of those two bottles relative to one another and in a downward vertical direction is minimized. Similar parts of the keel structure are formed between the other article receiving apertures, such that a keel structure is formed which extends alongside and between the rows of article receiving apertures. The keel structure is interrupted by separations between adjacent pairs of article receiving apertures. The keel structure is further strengthened by the second retention tab 28 which also operatively engages the underside of a flanged part of a bottle (B).
- the bottle (B) contained within the article receiving aperture is supported by a side wall tab 20 which is struck in part from the side panel 12 and in part from the bottom panel 14.
- the side wall tab 20 is hinged to the side panel 12 along fold line 44.
- the bracing tab 34 is provided with a cut out which defines the part of the side wall tab 20 which is struck from the article receiving aperture.
- An upper edge 56 of the side wall tab 20 is therefore defined by a cut line common to the bracing tab 34 and the side wall tab 20. The upper edge 56 of the side wall tab 20 engages the bottle (B) to limit downward vertical movement of the bottle thereby retaining it within the top gripping carrier 60.
- a third retention tab 30 is formed from material used to create the opposed article receiving aperture, the third retention tab 30 operatively engages an underside of a radially protruding part of an article held within that opposed article receiving aperture to minimize the downward vertical movement of that article.
- the third retention tab 30 is hinged along fold line 52 which adjoins the bottom panel 14 and the second side panel 16.
- the third retention tab 30 is provided with an aperture 24.
- the side wall tab 20 may not be present, it is also envisaged that rather than being an aperture 24, a second bracing tab (24) could be provided, which would be hinged to the second retention tab 28 along a fold line in a similar way to the arrangement of the first retention tab 26 and bracing tab 34.
- Such a second bracing tab (24) may be shaped similarly to the cut out of the first bracing tab, which defined retention tab 20 such that the two bracing tabs 24 and 34 could mate or interlock, thereby providing a strengthened keel structure.
- the top gripping carrier 60 is formed around the array of bottles (B) as shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4 .
- the top gripping carrier is also provided with a series of side edge apertures 22 which are aligned with the article receiving apertures such that a lower edge of each side edge aperture engages the underside of a flanged part of a bottle (B).
- an upper edge of the side edge aperture 22 may engage a part of the top portion of a bottle. In this way the side wall aperture 22 can restrict the vertical movement of a bottle so held within the carrier.
- the top portions of the bottles are protected by a projection of the top wall 18 as can be seen in Figure 3 .
- Figure 5 illustrates a blank 110 for forming a top gripping carrier.
- the blank 110 comprises a glue panel 132, first side panel 112, a bottom panel 114, a second side panel 116 and a top panel 118.
- First and second retention tabs 126 and 128 are struck from the bottom panel 110 and in part define opposite article receiving apertures.
- a bracing tab 134 is also provided and is hinged to first retention tab 126 along fold line 148. Together the retention tab 126 and bracing tab 134 form part of a keel structure which is disposed in alignment with first and second rows of article receiving apertures.
- the keel structure comprises similar portions provided by bracing 134 and retention tabs 126 of adjacent article receiving apertures as illustrated in Figure 6 .
- the keel structure is provided to limit the relative movement of bottles in opposed article receiving apertures and additional fourth retention tabs 120 (in this embodiment not struck from the side wall) and third retention tabs 130 are provided which support the underside of the bottles (B1) nearest to the side walls 112, 116. This can also be seen from the end on view of the carton illustrated in Figure 7 .
- each side edge aperture is formed in one of the side walls 112 or 116 and retains an upper portion of an article present in an adjacent article receiving aperture thereby minimizing vertical movement of that article.
- Each side edge aperture 122 has a lower edge which engages an underside of a radially protruding part of an article held in the adjacent aperture. The engagement of the lower edge of the side edge aperture 122 is radially opposite to the engagement of the bracing tab 134 with the underside of the radially protruding part. In combination therefore, the keel structure and side edge apertures provide a strong and stable top gripping carrier.
- third retention tabs 130 may each be provided with a cut out similar in size and shape to the bracing tab 134. In this arrangement the blank would look substantially symmetrical with the fourth and third retention tabs 120, 130 being identical.
- second retention tabs 128 could be provided with a complimentary shaping to the bracing tab 134 to provide a cooperative locking of the bracing tab 134 in the second retention tab 28.
- a blank 210 for forming a top gripping article carrier according to a third embodiment is shown in Figure 8 .
- the bracing tab 234 has a maximum width which is approximately equal to the diameter of the article receiving aperture from which it is struck. Therefore the keel structure formed alongside one row of bottles (82) is interrupted by a series of separations between adjacent article receiving apertures and the keel structure spans a length of the carrier which is greater than the length of the interrupting separations.
- the separations may be negligible in size or indeed each bracing tab 234 may be connected to an adjacent bracing tab 234.
- side edge apertures 222 are also provided to limit the vertical movement of each bottle (82) held by the carrier.
- the function of the side edge apertures 222 can be seen from the end on view of Figure 10 .
- Each side edge aperture 222 is provided with a lower edge for engaging the underside of a radially protruding part of an article held in the adjacent aperture at a location radially opposite to the engagement of the bracing tab 234 with the underside of a radially protruding part of that article.
- the size and shape of the panels may be adjusted to accommodate articles of differing size or shape.
- the article receiving apertures may be shaped differently to accommodate articles of differing size or shape.
- side edge apertures 22 may be provided on both sides of the carrier, or only on one side, the retention tab 20 may also be provided on both sides of the carrier.
- hinged connection should not be construed as necessarily referring to a single fold line only; indeed it is envisaged that hinged connection can be formed from one or more of the following, a line of demarcation or weakened line, a score line, a frangible line or a fold line without departing from the scope of invention as defined by the claims.
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- The invention relates to a carton produced for packaging a plurality of articles, for example bottles. More particularly but not exclusively, the invention relates to a carton and blank for forming the carton, of the top gripping type which attaches to the tops of the articles thereby securing the articles in an array for carrying, according to the preamble of
claims 1 and 12. - Consumers like to purchase goods such as yoghurt drinks contained in bottles or pots in multiple packs, such bottles or pots often have flanged tops and therefore top gripping carriers are suitable for gripping and carrying an array of these bottles. Top gripping cartons which engage the underside of such flanged articles are known. Such cartons employ what are known as sunburst apertures, which have a series of tabs arranged circumferentially about an aperture. The tabs yield when the flanged top is pushed through the aperture and the tabs can then engage the underside of the flanged bottle top to prevent the removal of the bottle. A problem with such arrangements is that the support provided to hold the bottle is limited and the bottles may move, rotate or twist relative to one another. This creates a carton that is unstable and the unstable nature of the bottles within the carton can cause the weakening of the tabs so reducing their effectiveness as retention means.
- A structure that attempts to solve this problem is disclosed in
EP 1 007 434 . In EP '434 a top gripping carrier is disclosed which has a bracing tab extending between adjacent bottles to restrict their movement in a horizontal direction and a retaining tab which supports the underside of the bottle flange to restrict the downward vertical movement of the bottles. A problem arises with this arrangement when a large number of bottles is contained within the carton, for example when six, eight or more bottles are contained in two rows of three or four. In these larger top gripping carriers, the effect of any movement of the bottles is emphasized by the number of bottles, this can result in the weakening of the bracing tabs which then results in the movement of the bottles contained in adjacent rows, which in turn can result in an unstable carton. - This problem is further emphasized when, as is often the case, the carton is made of paperboard and is stored within a refrigerator to keep the yoghurt drinks cool. The temperature and humidity of this environment can cause the paperboard material to weaken; this in combination with a large number of bottles can cause the bottles to be undesirably released from the top gripping clip. To prevent this from occurring, large side walls could be added to the carton. However, it is not desirable to add material, as this makes an expensive and uneconomical carrier. It is therefore preferable to provide a carton which uses an economical amount of material whilst providing a sufficiently strong and rigid carrier for gripping the tops of bottles and thereby securely holding them in a stable array.
- The present invention seeks to avoid or at least mitigate these and other problems of the prior art by providing in one aspect, a positional support to maintain the articles in a spaced arrangement and according to a second aspect a vertical support to further minimize the movement of articles.
- According to a first aspect, the invention provides a carton of the top gripping type for accommodating a plurality of containers, the carton being tubular in structure and comprising top, bottom and side walls, the bottom wall having a plurality of apertures arranged in rows, each aperture having one or more foldable retention tabs for operatively engaging a radially protruding part of a container held in each aperture, the carton comprising a bracing tab, connected to one of said foldable retention tabs, disposed between and engaging two adjacent containers to minimize relative movement between those containers, wherein a side wall aperture is formed in one of said side walls adjacent one of those containers for engaging a portion of that container, there further comprising a keel structure extending internally of the carton between first and second rows of article receiving apertures, the keel structure being formed from a series of connected retention and bracing tabs disposed between pairs of adjacent apertures, in opposed rows, the series of connected retention and bracing tabs being interrupted by a series of separations between adjacent apertures such that the series of connected retention and bracing tabs spans a length of the keel structure which is greater than the length of the keel structure spanned by the interrupting separations.
- Preferably, a side wall tab, struck from and hinged to one of said side walls, engages, in use, the radially protruding part of a container held, in an aperture adjacent said side wall tab radially opposite to the engagement of said bracing tab.
- Preferably, a lower edge of said side wall aperture engages an underside of the radially protruding part of said one of those containers, the engagement of the lower edge being radially opposite to the engagement of said bracing tab.
- Preferably the series of connected retention and bracing tabs are formed from apertures in the first row and the keel structure comprises a series of retention tabs formed from apertures in the second row.
- Optionally said side wall aperture is shaped such that a flat lower edge is provided to engage the underside of the radially protruding part of a container and wherein an upper edge of the side wall aperture is shaped such that a concave projection of the top wall is defined, said concave projection providing a protective cover of the top of a container held within the adjacent aperture. Preferably said bracing tab has a maximum width equal to the diameter of the aperture from which it is formed.
- Optionally the bracing tabs are struck from material used to form the retention tabs of the first row such that the retention tabs from the first row comprise a shaped notch and wherein the retention tabs of the second row comprise a similar shaped notch. Optionally the aforementioned side wall tab is formed in part from a side wall and in part from material used to form an adjacent article receiving aperture, said side wall tab being hinged to said side wall and being disposed operatively to engage a protruding part of an article present in that aperture thereby limiting the vertical movement of that article.
- Preferably, the bracing tab is provided with a cut out which cut-out defines the part of the side wall tab which is formed from material used to form the article receiving aperture. Preferably, a further retention tab is formed from material used to create the opposed article receiving aperture, the further retention tab operatively engages an underside of a radially protruding part of an article held within that opposed article receiving aperture to minimize the downward vertical movement of that article.
- Preferably a second bracing tab is hinged to the further retention tab, the second bracing tab being shaped similarly to the cut out of the first bracing tab such that the two bracing tabs interlock.
- According to a second aspect, the invention provides a blank for forming a carton of the top gripping type, the carton for carrying a plurality of containers such as bottles arranged in rows, the blank comprising a series of panels for forming top, bottom and side walls of the carton, the bottom wall of the blank having a plurality of apertures arranged in rows, each aperture having one or more foldable retention tabs struck therefrom for operatively engaging a radially protruding part of a container to be held in each aperture when the blank is set-up into a carton, the blank comprising a bracing tab connected to one of said foldable retention tabs and wherein a side wall aperture is formed in one of said side walls adjacent one of said apertures, the bracing tab and side wall aperture being structured and arranged such that upon erecting the blank into a carton loaded with containers, the bracing tab engages the underside of a radially protruding part of each of two opposite containers to minimize relative movement between those articles and an edge of the side wall aperture engages one of those containers, wherein said bracing tab has a maximum width equal to the diameter of the aperture from which it is formed.
- Preferably, a side wall tab, struck from and hinged to one of said side walls, engages the radially protruding part of a container held in an aperture adjacent said side wall tab radially opposite to the engagement of said bracing tab when the blank is set-up.
- Preferably, a lower edge of said side wall aperture is structured to engage an underside of the radially protruding part of one of those containers, said lower edge disposed radially opposite said bracing tab such that when the blank is set-up into a loaded carton, said container is engaged by the lower edge on one side and the bracing tab on the other side.
- Preferably, said side wall tab is formed in part from a side wall and in part from material used to form an adjacent article receiving aperture, said side wall tab being hinged to said side wall and when the blank is formed into a set-up carton the side wall tab is disposed operatively to engage a protruding part of a container present in that aperture thereby limiting the vertical movement of that container.
- Preferably, a keel structure is formable from a series of connected bracing and foldable retention tabs, which series of connected bracing and foldable retention tabs is interrupted by separations between adjacent apertures such that the series of connected bracing and foldable retention tabs spans a length of the keel structure, when formed, which is greater in length than the total length of the keel structure spanned by the interrupting separations.
- Preferably, said side wall aperture is shaped such that a flat lower edge is provided to engage an underside of a radially protruding part of a container when the blank is formed into a carton and loaded with containers, and wherein an upper edge of the side wall aperture is shaped such that a concave projection of the top wall is defined for providing a protective cover to a container.
- Exemplary embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
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FIGURE 1 shows a plan view of a blank for forming a top gripping carrier according to one aspect of the invention; -
FIGURE 2 shows a perspective top, side and end view of a top gripping carrier constructed from the blank ofFigure 1 , holding a 2x3 array of bottles; -
FIGURE 3 shows a second perspective view of the carrier constructed from the blank ofFigure 1 , shown from the top, other side and other end; -
FIGURE 4 shows an end on view of the loaded carrier ofFigures 2 and 3 ; -
FIGURE 5 shows as blank for forming a top gripping carrier according to a second aspect of the invention; -
FIGURE 6 shows a top plan view of a portion of the blank ofFigure 5 being formed around a 2x3 array of bottles; -
FIGURE 7 shows an end on view of the carrier ofFigure 6 fully formed and loaded; -
FIGURE 8 shows a plan view of a blank for forming a carrier according to a third aspect of the invention; -
FIGURE 9 shows a top plan view of part of the blank ofFigure 8 being formed around a 2x3 array of bottles as the blank is formed into a top gripping carrier; -
FIGURE 10 shows an end on view of a carrier of the third aspect of the invention loaded and fully formed. - Referring to the drawings, and in particular
Figure 1 thereof, there is shown a carton blank 10 for forming a top gripping carrier 60 (shown inFigure 2 ) which is made from paperboard or other similar foldable sheet material. The blank 10 comprises aglue flap 32,first side panel 12,base panel 14,second side panel 16, andtop panel 18, connected one to the next in series alongfold lines - As illustrated in
Figure 1 ,bottom panel 14 is formed with two rows of three article receiving apertures. The article receiving apertures are defined by one ormore retention tabs base panel 16. Additionally each pair of article receiving apertures provides abracing tab 34 and aside wall tab 20. - The article receiving apertures can be more clearly seen in
Figures 2 and 3 , where bottles (B) are shown having been inserted into the article receiving apertures and thebracing tab 34,side wall tab 20 andretention tabs bottom panel 14. In this example, thetop gripping carrier 60 is formed with two rows of three article receiving apertures in thebottom panel 16 and inFigure 2 six bottles in a two x three array are shown. It is envisaged however that more or less than six bottles may be contained within the top gripping carrier of the present invention and in more or less than two rows. - Turning in detail to the configuration of one pair of article receiving apertures, it being understood that the others are formed of like configuration and many pairs of article receiving apertures may be provided within the scope of the present invention, there comprises a
first retention tab 26 struck from and connected to thebottom panel 14 alongfold line 48.Bracing tab 34 extends from and is hinged to thefirst retention tab 26 alongfold line 46. Thebracing tab 34 is separated from thebottom panel 14 by a cut line, although in other embodiments, thebracing tab 34 may be defined by a perforate line which can be broken when the blank is erected into the top gripping carrier shown inFigure 2 . Asecond retention tab 28 is struck from the opposed article receiving aperture, thesecond retention tab 28 is formed similarly to thefirst retention tab 28 and is foldably connected to thebottom panel 16 alongfold line 50. - Together, the
bracing tab 34 and thefirst retention tab 26 form part of a keel structure which structure can be viewed inFigures 2 and 3 . Once the upper portion of an article, such as a bottle (B) is inserted into the article receiving aperture, thefirst retention tab 26 andbracing tab 34 are folded out of the plane of thebottom panel 14. Thefirst retention tab 26 operatively engages an underside of a radially protruding part or flange of the bottle (B) to restrict the downward movement of the bottle (B) so that it is retained within the article receiving aperture. The bracingtab 34 is further folded, relative to thefirst retention tab 26, aboutfold line 46, so that it is disposed between bottles (B) in opposed adjacent apertures. The bracingtab 34 operatively engages the underside of radially protruding portions of the two bottles such that the movement of those two bottles relative to one another and in a downward vertical direction is minimized. Similar parts of the keel structure are formed between the other article receiving apertures, such that a keel structure is formed which extends alongside and between the rows of article receiving apertures. The keel structure is interrupted by separations between adjacent pairs of article receiving apertures. The keel structure is further strengthened by thesecond retention tab 28 which also operatively engages the underside of a flanged part of a bottle (B). - In this embodiment the bottle (B) contained within the article receiving aperture is supported by a
side wall tab 20 which is struck in part from theside panel 12 and in part from thebottom panel 14. Theside wall tab 20 is hinged to theside panel 12 alongfold line 44. In this embodiment, the bracingtab 34 is provided with a cut out which defines the part of theside wall tab 20 which is struck from the article receiving aperture. Anupper edge 56 of theside wall tab 20 is therefore defined by a cut line common to the bracingtab 34 and theside wall tab 20. Theupper edge 56 of theside wall tab 20 engages the bottle (B) to limit downward vertical movement of the bottle thereby retaining it within the top grippingcarrier 60. - A
third retention tab 30 is formed from material used to create the opposed article receiving aperture, thethird retention tab 30 operatively engages an underside of a radially protruding part of an article held within that opposed article receiving aperture to minimize the downward vertical movement of that article. Thethird retention tab 30 is hinged alongfold line 52 which adjoins thebottom panel 14 and thesecond side panel 16. In this embodiment thethird retention tab 30 is provided with anaperture 24. In another embodiment it is envisaged that theside wall tab 20 may not be present, it is also envisaged that rather than being anaperture 24, a second bracing tab (24) could be provided, which would be hinged to thesecond retention tab 28 along a fold line in a similar way to the arrangement of thefirst retention tab 26 and bracingtab 34. Such a second bracing tab (24) may be shaped similarly to the cut out of the first bracing tab, which definedretention tab 20 such that the two bracingtabs - The top
gripping carrier 60 is formed around the array of bottles (B) as shown inFigures 2, 3 and4 . The top gripping carrier is also provided with a series ofside edge apertures 22 which are aligned with the article receiving apertures such that a lower edge of each side edge aperture engages the underside of a flanged part of a bottle (B). Alternatively or additionally, an upper edge of theside edge aperture 22 may engage a part of the top portion of a bottle. In this way theside wall aperture 22 can restrict the vertical movement of a bottle so held within the carrier. Additionally the top portions of the bottles are protected by a projection of thetop wall 18 as can be seen inFigure 3 . - A second embodiment of the invention is illustrated in
Figures 5-7 and a third embodiment inFigures 8 - 10 . These embodiments will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which similar features are denoted by like reference numerals which have been raised by a factor of 100 or 200 to indicate the different embodiments. -
Figure 5 illustrates a blank 110 for forming a top gripping carrier. The blank 110 comprises aglue panel 132,first side panel 112, abottom panel 114, asecond side panel 116 and atop panel 118. First andsecond retention tabs bottom panel 110 and in part define opposite article receiving apertures. A bracingtab 134 is also provided and is hinged tofirst retention tab 126 alongfold line 148. Together theretention tab 126 and bracingtab 134 form part of a keel structure which is disposed in alignment with first and second rows of article receiving apertures. The keel structure comprises similar portions provided by bracing 134 andretention tabs 126 of adjacent article receiving apertures as illustrated inFigure 6 . The keel structure is provided to limit the relative movement of bottles in opposed article receiving apertures and additional fourth retention tabs 120 (in this embodiment not struck from the side wall) andthird retention tabs 130 are provided which support the underside of the bottles (B1) nearest to theside walls Figure 7 . - Additionally
side edge apertures 122 are provided; each side edge aperture is formed in one of theside walls side edge aperture 122 has a lower edge which engages an underside of a radially protruding part of an article held in the adjacent aperture. The engagement of the lower edge of theside edge aperture 122 is radially opposite to the engagement of the bracingtab 134 with the underside of the radially protruding part. In combination therefore, the keel structure and side edge apertures provide a strong and stable top gripping carrier. - It is envisaged that
third retention tabs 130 may each be provided with a cut out similar in size and shape to the bracingtab 134. In this arrangement the blank would look substantially symmetrical with the fourth andthird retention tabs second retention tabs 128 could be provided with a complimentary shaping to the bracingtab 134 to provide a cooperative locking of the bracingtab 134 in thesecond retention tab 28. - A blank 210 for forming a top gripping article carrier according to a third embodiment is shown in
Figure 8 . in this embodiment the bracingtab 234 has a maximum width which is approximately equal to the diameter of the article receiving aperture from which it is struck. Therefore the keel structure formed alongside one row of bottles (82) is interrupted by a series of separations between adjacent article receiving apertures and the keel structure spans a length of the carrier which is greater than the length of the interrupting separations. In other embodiments it is envisaged that the separations may be negligible in size or indeed each bracingtab 234 may be connected to an adjacent bracingtab 234. - In the third embodiment
side edge apertures 222 are also provided to limit the vertical movement of each bottle (82) held by the carrier. The function of theside edge apertures 222 can be seen from the end on view ofFigure 10 . Eachside edge aperture 222 is provided with a lower edge for engaging the underside of a radially protruding part of an article held in the adjacent aperture at a location radially opposite to the engagement of the bracingtab 234 with the underside of a radially protruding part of that article. - It can be appreciated that various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention, for example, the size and shape of the panels may be adjusted to accommodate articles of differing size or shape. The article receiving apertures may be shaped differently to accommodate articles of differing size or shape. Other variations may also be made within the scope of the invention, for example,
side edge apertures 22 may be provided on both sides of the carrier, or only on one side, theretention tab 20 may also be provided on both sides of the carrier. - It will be recognised that as used herein, directional references such as "top", "base", "end", "side", "inner", "outer", "upper" and "lower" do not limit the respective panels to such orientation, but merely serve to distinguish these panels from one another. Any reference to a frangible line can also be construed as a cut line, score line, perforate line or slit, without departing from the scope of invention. Also, any reference to hinged connection should not be construed as necessarily referring to a single fold line only; indeed it is envisaged that hinged connection can be formed from one or more of the following, a line of demarcation or weakened line, a score line, a frangible line or a fold line without departing from the scope of invention as defined by the claims.
Claims (18)
- A carton of the top gripping type for accommodating a plurality of containers (B), the carton being tubular in structure and comprising top (18; 118; 218), bottom (14; 114; 214) and side (12, 16; 112, 116; 212, 216) walls, the bottom wall having a plurality of apertures arranged in rows, each aperture having one or more foldable retention tabs (30, 26, 28; 130, 126, 128; 230, 226, 228) for operatively engaging a radially protruding part of a container held in each aperture, the carton comprising a bracing tab (34; 134; 234), connected to one of said foldable retention tabs (26; 126; 226), disposed between and engaging two adjacent containers to minimize relative movement between those containers, characterised in that a side wall aperture (22; 122; 222) is formed in one of said side walls adjacent one of those containers for engaging a portion of that container and in that there further comprises a keel structure extending internally of the carton between first and second rows of article receiving apertures, the keel structure being formed from a series of connected retention and bracing tabs (26, 34; 126, 134; 226, 234) disposed between pairs of adjacent apertures, in opposed rows, the series of connected retention and bracing tabs being interrupted by a series of separations between adjacent apertures such that the series of connected retention and bracing tabs spans a length of the keel structure which is greater than the length of the keel structure spanned by the interrupting separations.
- A carton according to claim 1 wherein a side wall tab (20), struck from and hinged to one of said side walls (12), engages, in use, the radially protruding part of a container held, in an aperture adjacent said side wall tab radially opposite to the engagement of said bracing tab (34).
- A carton according to claim 2 wherein a lower edge of said side wall aperture (22; 122; 222) engages an underside of the radially protruding part of said one of those containers, the engagement of the lower edge being radially opposite to the engagement of said bracing tab (34; 134; 234).
- A carton according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the series of connected retention and bracing tabs (26, 34; 126, 134; 226, 234) are formed from apertures in the first row and the keel structure comprises a series of retention tabs (28, 30; 128, 130; 228, 230) formed from apertures in the second row.
- A carton according to any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein said side wall aperture (22; 122; 222) is shaped such that a flat lower edge is provided to engage the underside of the radially protruding part of a container and wherein an upper edge of the side wall aperture is shaped such that a concave projection of the top wall (18/32; 118/132; 218/232) is defined, said concave projection providing a protective cover of the top of a container held within the adjacent aperture.
- A carton according to any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein said bracing tab (34; 134; 234) has a maximum width equal to the diameter of the aperture from which it is formed.
- A carton according claim 4 wherein the bracing tabs (34) are struck from material used to form the retention tabs (20) of the first row such that the retention tabs from the first row comprise a shaped notch and wherein the retention tabs (30) of the second row comprise a similar shaped notch.
- A carton according to any of claims 2 to 7 wherein said side wall tab (20) is formed in part from a side wall (12) and in part from material used to form an adjacent article receiving aperture, said side wall tab (20) being hinged to said side wall (12) and being disposed operatively to engage a protruding part of an article present in that aperture thereby limiting the vertical movement of that article.
- A carton according to claim 8 wherein the bracing tab (34) is provided with a cut-out which cut-out defines the part of the side wall tab (20) which is formed from material used to form the article receiving aperture.
- A carton according to either of claims 8 or 9 wherein a further retention tab (28; 1Z8: 228) is formed from material used to create the opposed article receiving aperture, the further retention tab operatively engages an underside of a radially protruding part of an article held within that opposed article receiving aperture to minimize the downward vertical movement of that article.
- A carton according to claim 10 wherein a second bracing tab Is hinged to the further retention tab (28; 128; 228), the second bracing tab being shaped similarly to a cut out of the first bracing tab such that the two bracing tabs interlock.
- A blank for forming a carton of the top gripping type, the carton for carrying a plurality of containers such as bottles arranged in rows, the blank comprising a series of panels for forming top (18/32; 118/132; 218/232), bottom (14; 114; 214) and side walls (12, 16; 112, 116; 212, 216) of the carton, the bottom wall of the blank having a plurality of apertures arranged in rows, each aperture having one or more foldable retention tabs (30, 26, 28; 130, 126, 128; 230, 226, 228) struck therefrom for operatively engaging a radially protruding part of a container (B) to be held in each aperture when the blank is set-up into a carton, the blank comprising a bracing tab (34; 134; 234) connected to one of said foldable retention tabs and characterised in that a side wall aperture (22; 122; 222) is formed in one of said side walls (12; 112; 212) adjacent one of said apertures, the bracing tab and side wall aperture being structured and arranged such that upon erecting the blank into a carton loaded with containers, the bracing tab engages the underside of a radially protruding part of each of two opposite containers to minimize relative movement between those articles and an edge of the side wall aperture engages one of those containers and in that said bracing tab has a maximum width equal to the diameter of the aperture from which it is formed.
- A blank according to claim 12 wherein a side wall tab (20), struck from and hinged to one of said side walls (12), engages the radially protruding part of a container held in an aperture adjacent said side wall tab radially opposite to the engagement of said bracing tab when the blank is set-up.
- A blank according to claim 12 or 13 wherein a lower edge of said side wall aperture (22; 122; 222) is structured to engage an underside of the radially protruding part of one of those containers, said lower edge disposed radially opposite said bracing tab such that when the blank is set-up into a loaded carton, said container is engaged by the lower edge on one side and the bracing tab on the other side.
- A blank according to any of claims 12, 13 or 14 wherein said side wall tab (20) is formed in part from a side wall (12) and in part from material used to form an adjacent article receiving aperture, said side wall tab (20) being hinged to said side wall and when the blank is formed into a set-up carton the side wall tab is disposed operatively to engage a protruding part of a container present in that aperture thereby limiting the vertical movement of that container.
- A blank according to any claim 12 to 15 wherein a keel structure is formable from a series of connected bracing (34; 134; 234) and foldable retention (26; 126; 226) tabs, which series of connected bracing and foldable retention tabs is interrupted by separations between adjacent apertures such that the series of connected bracing and foldable retention tabs spans a length of the keel structure, when formed, which is greater in length than the total length of the keel structure spanned by the interrupting separations.
- A blank according to any of claims 12 to 16 wherein said side wall aperture (22; 122; 222) is shaped such that a flat lower edge is provided to engage an underside of a radially protruding part of a container when the blank is formed into a carton and loaded with containers, and wherein an upper edge of the side wall aperture is shaped such that a concave projection of the top wall is defined for providing a protective cover to a container.
- A package comprising a carton according to any of claims 1-11 and a plurality of articles held together by the carton.
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