EP1926670B1 - Carton and carton blank - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a carton for accommodating one or more articles, for example bottles, which carton is provided with a handle structure to assist a user in carrying the carton and articles.
- the invention also provides a blank for forming such a carton.
- GB 2,234,495 there comprises a handle structure applied to a "fully enclosed" carton.
- the handle is formed from a strip struck from one of the panels and is bowed in a central region and is stabilised by an aperture in an upper flap overlying the top panel.
- This handle arrangement cannot be applied to a "wraparound" style of carton, as the carton is formed around a plurality of articles during the loading process in a packaging machine.
- GB-A-1 240 549 and US-A-4 582 199 both disclose cartons in which handle portions are provided in their top wall panels defined by apertures in the top wall. There is no disclosure or suggestion of providing reinforcement in the form of a reinforcing strip in either of these prior documents although such is disclosed in US-A-3 794 239 or WO2005/032960A1 .
- the reinforcing strips are extended into the side walls but not into the bottom panel of the carton.
- the nature of the reinforcing strip thus provided is beneficial because it provides an interrupted reinforcing strip which is applied between the handle apertures of each top handle, so that a minimum amount of reinforcing material is required to achieve a maximum reinforcing effect.
- This is particularly useful in the wraparound carton of the present invention; during production of the blanks, the reinforcing strip can readily be cut and applied in a line running through the centre of the carton.
- a carton which comprises a reinforcing strip extending into the side walls is disclosed in US-A-2002/0079245 .
- the top wall is not a multi-ply panels arrangement.
- a wraparound style of carton may comprise a top panel, opposed side panels and a base structure which is formed from the opposed end panels of a carton blank.
- the carton will possess a single ply top panel
- a problem associated with the prior art is how to retain the integrity of such handles which are subject to significant strains when being used on a carton for carrying many more multiple articles.
- the present invention and its preferred embodiments seek to overcome or at least mitigate the problems of the prior art.
- a carton for packaging a plurality of articles for example bottles, comprises a top, opposed side walls and a base, wherein the top wall is a multi-ply panels arrangement comprising a pair of openings which between them define a handle portion to allow a user to lift and carry the carton and wherein the multi-ply panels of the top wall are each provided with a reinforcing strip which are in overlapping relationship to reinforce the multi-ply part of the handle portion, characterized in that each reinforcing strip is secured to the handle portion of a top wall panel and extends into and is further secured to that adjacent side wall, but stops short of reinforcing the panel which provides the base of the carton.
- the or each reinforcing strip is attached to the surface of the carton that provides the inner surface of the multi-ply panels.
- the carton may further comprise a slit in planar alignment with the or each reinforcing strip, which slit extends between a side wall and the base, thereby to distribute the stresses across a larger area of the carton when lifted and carried.
- a second slit extends between the opposing side wall and base.
- the carton may comprise a slit in planar alignment with the or each reinforcing strip, which slit extends across the hinged connection connecting the second side wall panel and the base.
- a second slit is provided which extends across the hinged connection connecting the first side wall panel and the base.
- the blank and carton are formed from paper board or other foldable sheet material, for example plastics or the like, in which there has been added cut and fold lines.
- the cartons are used to hold one or more articles, for example bottles and to dispense such a product.
- a unitary blank is used to make a single carton, it is envisaged that two or more blanks may be employed, for example to provide the handle means, described in more detail below.
- FIGURE 1 there is shown a blank 10 comprising a plurality of panels for forming a carton with a handle arrangement.
- the blank 10 comprises in series an outer top wall panel 12, a first side wall panel 14, a panel 16, a second side wall panel 18, and an inner top wall panel 20 hingedly connected one to the next in series along fold lines 22, 24, 26 and 28 respectively.
- the side wall panels 14 and 18 are formed into a two-part structure with the provision of a fold line 29 and 32 respectively, positioned intermediate the upper and lower ends of the side wall panels.
- the access structure comprises a tear strip formed from frangible fold lines 34 and 35 and a tab 36 formed in the first and second side wall panels 14 and 18.
- the articles may be supported in the cartons by one or more apertures 46 and 48 formed in the side walls and lower base structures, as is well-known in the art.
- the base structure also comprises a series of apertures 50 for receiving and retaining support posts in a crate, to retain the carton in a crate.
- the handle structure there comprises a pair of flaps 38 for forming hand openings struck from outer top wall panel and hingedly connected thereto along fold lines 39, thereby defining a first handle portion 54 intermediate the flaps 38.
- a second handle portion 56 is formed in the inner top wall panel 20 by a second pair of inner flaps 40 struck from inner top wall panel.
- the flaps 40 provide a second pair of openings, in use, and are hingedly connected to the inner top wall panel along fold lines 41.
- the inner flaps 40 are provided with a plurality of score lines (not shown), to allow the flaps 40 to flex around the articles contained in the carton.
- FIGURE 1 there further comprises a first reinforcing strip 42 applied to the handle portion 54 by glue or other suitable securing means.
- the strip 42 extends into and is secured to side panel 14.
- a second reinforcing strip 44 applied to the second handle portion 54 and extends into the second side wall panel and is secured thereto by glue or other suitable means Known in the art.
- the aperture is used to distribute stress concentration which passes through to the base panel from the handle across a larger area of the carton.
- the folding and gluing operations can be performed in one or more straight line machines, so that the carton does not require to be rotated or inverted to complete its construction.
- the following process is not limited to that described below and can be altered according to particular manufacturing requirements.
- the carton is constructed by wrapping the blank 10 around an array of articles that are placed on the base wall panel 16, by known methods.
- the side wall panels 14 and 18 are folded out of alignment with the base wall panel 16 and the articles located in the apertures 46 and 48.
- 12 bottles are packaged in a 2x6 arrangement.
- the multi-ply top wall is constructed, by folding the inner top wall panel 20 inwardly along fold line 28, and folding outer top wall panel 12 inwardly along fold line 22 to overlie the inner top wall panel to be secured thereto by glue or other suitable securing means.
- the flaps 38 and 40 are aligned to define a multi-ply handle portion 54/56.
- the reinforcing strips 42 and 44 are aligned to support and reinforce the handle portion 54/56, thereby to improve the integrity of the handle.
- the flaps 38 and 40 are folded inwardly to provide openings for a users hand or fingers to enable the carton to be carried.
- the shape of the handle structure is not limited to that described above and can be altered according to particular size and shape of the carton to be manufactured.
- the present invention and its preferred embodiment relate to an arrangement for providing a handle structure in a wrap around carton.
- the invention can be applied to a wide variety of cartons and is not limited to those of the wrap around type herein before described and can be used for numerous applications.
- directional references such as “top”, “base”, “side”, “inner”, and “outer” do not limit the respective panels to such orientation, but merely serve to distinguish these panels from one another.
- hinged connection Any reference to a hinged connection should not be construed as necessarily referring to a single fold line only: indeed it is envisaged that the hinged connection can be formed from one or more of the following, a score line, a frangible line or a fold line without departing from the scope of invention.
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- The invention relates to a carton for accommodating one or more articles, for example bottles, which carton is provided with a handle structure to assist a user in carrying the carton and articles. The invention also provides a blank for forming such a carton.
- It is known to provide handles on cartons to aid carrying such cartons. For example, in
GB 2,234,495 - This handle arrangement cannot be applied to a "wraparound" style of carton, as the carton is formed around a plurality of articles during the loading process in a packaging machine.
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GB-A-1 240 549 US-A-4 582 199 both disclose cartons in which handle portions are provided in their top wall panels defined by apertures in the top wall. There is no disclosure or suggestion of providing reinforcement in the form of a reinforcing strip in either of these prior documents although such is disclosed inUS-A-3 794 239 orWO2005/032960A1 . - However, in the present invention the reinforcing strips are extended into the side walls but not into the bottom panel of the carton. The nature of the reinforcing strip thus provided is beneficial because it provides an interrupted reinforcing strip which is applied between the handle apertures of each top handle, so that a minimum amount of reinforcing material is required to achieve a maximum reinforcing effect. This is particularly useful in the wraparound carton of the present invention; during production of the blanks, the reinforcing strip can readily be cut and applied in a line running through the centre of the carton. A carton which comprises a reinforcing strip extending into the side walls is disclosed in
US-A-2002/0079245 . However, the top wall is not a multi-ply panels arrangement. - A wraparound style of carton may comprise a top panel, opposed side panels and a base structure which is formed from the opposed end panels of a carton blank. Thus, the carton will possess a single ply top panel
- It is known to provide one or more apertures in a top panel of a wraparound carton, to allow a user to grip such a carton. However, such cartons are typically made to accommodate relatively few items, say, for example, six bottles.
- A problem associated with the prior art is how to retain the integrity of such handles which are subject to significant strains when being used on a carton for carrying many more multiple articles.
- The present invention and its preferred embodiments seek to overcome or at least mitigate the problems of the prior art.
- One aspect of the invention provides a carton for packaging a plurality of articles, for example bottles, comprises a top, opposed side walls and a base, wherein the top wall is a multi-ply panels arrangement comprising a pair of openings which between them define a handle portion to allow a user to lift and carry the carton and wherein the multi-ply panels of the top wall are each provided with a reinforcing strip which are in overlapping relationship to reinforce the multi-ply part of the handle portion, characterized in that each reinforcing strip is secured to the handle portion of a top wall panel and extends into and is further secured to that adjacent side wall, but stops short of reinforcing the panel which provides the base of the carton.
- Preferably, the or each reinforcing strip is attached to the surface of the carton that provides the inner surface of the multi-ply panels.
- According to a feature of this aspect of the invention, the carton may further comprise a slit in planar alignment with the or each reinforcing strip, which slit extends between a side wall and the base, thereby to distribute the stresses across a larger area of the carton when lifted and carried. Preferably, a second slit extends between the opposing side wall and base.
- Another aspect of the invention provides a blank for forming a carton for packaging a plurality of articles, for example bottles, comprising a plurality of panels hinged together, said panels comprising in series, an outer top wall panel, a first side wall panel, a base panel, a second side wall panel and an inner top wall panel, the inner and outer top wall panels each comprise a pair of openings adapted to be aligned in use and defining handle portions to allow a user to lift and carry the carton, wherein the handle portions are provided with reinforcing strips such that each top wall panel in the region of the handle portion is reinforced by a reinforcing strip, the reinforcing strips being secured to the top wall panels intermediate the openings and extending into and being further secured to the adjacent side wall panel, but stopping short of reinforcing the panel which provides the base of the carton.
- According to a feature of this aspect of the invention, the carton may comprise a slit in planar alignment with the or each reinforcing strip, which slit extends across the hinged connection connecting the second side wall panel and the base. Preferably, a second slit is provided which extends across the hinged connection connecting the first side wall panel and the base.
- Exemplary embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
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FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a blank for forming a carton according to a first embodiment of the invention; -
FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of a carton formed in a set-up and loaded condition formed from a blank shown inFIGURE 1 . - Referring to the drawings there is shown a carton blank for forming a carton.
- The blank and carton are formed from paper board or other foldable sheet material, for example plastics or the like, in which there has been added cut and fold lines. The cartons are used to hold one or more articles, for example bottles and to dispense such a product. Whilst in the illustrated embodiment, a unitary blank is used to make a single carton, it is envisaged that two or more blanks may be employed, for example to provide the handle means, described in more detail below.
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FIGURE 1 , there is shown a blank 10 comprising a plurality of panels for forming a carton with a handle arrangement. In the first embodiment the blank 10 comprises in series an outertop wall panel 12, a firstside wall panel 14, apanel 16, a secondside wall panel 18, and an innertop wall panel 20 hingedly connected one to the next in series alongfold lines - In one class of embodiments the
side wall panels fold line - In some embodiments, there further comprises an access structure to gain access to articles retained within the carton. In the embodiment illustrated in
FIGURE 1 , the access structure comprises a tear strip formed fromfrangible fold lines tab 36 formed in the first and secondside wall panels - The articles may be supported in the cartons by one or
more apertures apertures 50 for receiving and retaining support posts in a crate, to retain the carton in a crate. - Turning to the handle structure, there comprises a pair of
flaps 38 for forming hand openings struck from outer top wall panel and hingedly connected thereto alongfold lines 39, thereby defining afirst handle portion 54 intermediate theflaps 38. Asecond handle portion 56 is formed in the innertop wall panel 20 by a second pair ofinner flaps 40 struck from inner top wall panel. Theflaps 40 provide a second pair of openings, in use, and are hingedly connected to the inner top wall panel alongfold lines 41. Preferably theinner flaps 40 are provided with a plurality of score lines (not shown), to allow theflaps 40 to flex around the articles contained in the carton. - In the embodiment of
FIGURE 1 , there further comprises a first reinforcingstrip 42 applied to thehandle portion 54 by glue or other suitable securing means. Thestrip 42 extends into and is secured toside panel 14. Similarly, there comprises asecond reinforcing strip 44 applied to thesecond handle portion 54 and extends into the second side wall panel and is secured thereto by glue or other suitable means Known in the art. - In one class of embodiments, there further comprises a
slit 52 applied across thefold line 24 and, preferably,fold line 26 andbase wall panel 16. In use, the aperture is used to distribute stress concentration which passes through to the base panel from the handle across a larger area of the carton. - In order to construct the carton, reference is made to the carton illustrated in the
FIGURE 2 of the drawings. The folding and gluing operations can be performed in one or more straight line machines, so that the carton does not require to be rotated or inverted to complete its construction. The following process is not limited to that described below and can be altered according to particular manufacturing requirements. - Referring to
Figure 2 , the carton is constructed by wrapping the blank 10 around an array of articles that are placed on thebase wall panel 16, by known methods. Theside wall panels base wall panel 16 and the articles located in theapertures top wall panel 20 inwardly alongfold line 28, and folding outertop wall panel 12 inwardly alongfold line 22 to overlie the inner top wall panel to be secured thereto by glue or other suitable securing means. - The
flaps multi-ply handle portion 54/56. Thereinforcing strips handle portion 54/56, thereby to improve the integrity of the handle. - In use, the
flaps - It is envisaged that the shape of the handle structure is not limited to that described above and can be altered according to particular size and shape of the carton to be manufactured.
- The present invention and its preferred embodiment relate to an arrangement for providing a handle structure in a wrap around carton. However, it is anticipated that the invention can be applied to a wide variety of cartons and is not limited to those of the wrap around type herein before described and can be used for numerous applications. It will be recognised that as used herein directional references such as "top", "base", "side", "inner", and "outer" do not limit the respective panels to such orientation, but merely serve to distinguish these panels from one another. Any reference to a hinged connection should not be construed as necessarily referring to a single fold line only: indeed it is envisaged that the hinged connection can be formed from one or more of the following, a score line, a frangible line or a fold line without departing from the scope of invention.
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- A carton for packaging a plurality of articles, for example bottles, comprises a top (12, 20), opposed side walls (14, 18) and a base (16), wherein the top wall is a multi-ply panel arrangement comprising a pair of openings (38, 40) which between them define a handle portion (54, 56) to allow a user to lift and carry the carton and wherein the multi-ply panels of the top wall are each provided with a reinforcing strip (42, 44) which are in overlapping relationship to reinforce the multi-ply part of the handle portion, characterized in that each reinforcing strip (42, 44) is secured to the handle portion (54, 56) of a top wall panel (12, 20) and extends into and is further secured to the adjacent side wall (14, 18), but stops short of reinforcing the panel which provides the base (16) of the carton.
- A carton as claimed in claim 1 wherein the or each reinforcing strip (42, 44) is attached to the surface of the carton that provides the inner surface of the multi-ply panels.
- A carton as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 further comprising a slit (52) in planar alignment with the or each reinforcing strip (42, 44), which slit extends between a side wall (14, 18) and the base (16), thereby to distribute the stresses across a larger area of the carton when lifted and carried.
- A carton as claimed in claim 3 further comprising a second slit (52) extending between the opposing side wall (14, 18) and base (16).
- A blank (10) for forming a carton for packaging a plurality of articles, for example bottles, comprising a plurality of panels hinged together, said panels comprising in series, an outer top wall panel (12), a first side wall panel (14), a base panel (16), a second side wall panel (18) and an inner top wall panel (20), characterized in that the inner and outer top wall panels (20, 12) each comprise a pair of openings (38, 40) adapted to be aligned in use and defining handle portions (54, 56) to allow a user to lift and carry the carton, wherein the handle portions are provided with reinforcing strips (42, 44) such that each top wall panel (12, 20) in the region of the handle portion (54, 56) is reinforced by a reinforcing strip, the reinforcing strips being secured to the top wall panels (12, 20) intermediate the openings (38, 40) and extending into and being further secured to the adjacent side wall panel (14, 18), but stopping short of reinforcing the panel which provides the base (16) of the carton.
- A blank as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a slit (52) in planar alignment with the or each reinforcing strip (42, 44), which slit extends across the hinged connection connecting the second side wall panel (18) and the base (16).
- A blank as claimed in claim 6 further comprising a second slit (52), which slit extends across the hinged connection connecting the first side wall panel (14) and the base (16).
- A package comprising a plurality of articles grouped and held within a carton according to any of claims 1 to 4.
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GBGB0517888.4A GB0517888D0 (en) | 2005-09-02 | 2005-09-02 | Carton and carton blank |
PCT/US2006/034646 WO2007028168A1 (en) | 2005-09-02 | 2006-09-05 | Carton and the carton blank |
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