EP3204310B1 - Carrier for containers - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure generally relates to carriers for holding and dispensing beverage containers or other types of articles.
- US 5,671,845 A discloses a wrap-around, according to the preamble of claim 1, suitable for packaging bottles, the carrier comprising a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels comprising a top panel, two side panels, and a bottom panel. Said carrier further comprises a plurality of bottle neck openings arranged in two rows in the top panel with the number of bottle neck openings in each row being equal. Furthermore, the carrier known from US 5,671,845 A also comprises retention features extending in the side panels and the bottom panel for retaining the bottles that are received in a respective one of the bottle openings in the first and second row.
- US 5,671,845 also discloses a blank according to the preamble of claim 14 and a method of forming a carrier.
- EP 2 096 042 A1 , FR 2 717 451 A1 and DE 299 11 392 U1 disclose further carries for at least partially holding a plurality of bottles.
- one aspect of the subject invention is directed to a carrier for at least partially holding a plurality of articles as per claim 1.
- the subject invention is generally directed to a blank for forming a carrier for holding a plurality of articles as per claim 14.
- the subject invention is directed to a method of forming an inventive carrier as per claim 23.
- the present disclosure generally relates to various features for cartons or carriers that contain articles such as containers, bottles, cans, etc.
- the articles can be used for packaging food and beverage products, for example.
- the articles can be made from materials suitable in composition for packaging the particular food or beverage item, and the materials include, but are not limited to, aluminum and/or other metals; glass; plastics such as PET, LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, PP, PS, PVC, EVOH, and Nylon; and the like, or any combination thereof.
- Cartons or carriers according to the present disclosure can accommodate articles of any shape.
- beverage containers e.g., plastic beverage bottles
- the terms “inner,” “interior,” “outer,” “exterior,” “lower,” “bottom,” “upper,” and “top” indicate orientations determined in relation to fully erected and upright cartons.
- Fig. 1 is a plan view of an exterior surface 2 of a blank 3, used to form a carrier 5 ( Fig. 3 ) according to a first embodiment of the disclosure.
- the carrier 5 is a carrier having generally open ends 6, 8 that wraps around the containers C (e.g., the carrier 5 may be referred to as a wrap-around carton or carrier).
- the carrier 5 could be otherwise shaped and arranged such that the ends 6, 8 are at least partially closed such as by end flaps (not shown) or other closing mechanisms.
- the carrier 5 can be used to house a plurality of articles such as containers C ( Figs. 3-6 ) to form a package 7 ( Fig. 3 ).
- the containers C are beverage bottles having a wide bottom B and a narrow top or neck N including a cap CP.
- the carrier 5 can be sized to house eight containers in a single layer in a "nested" arrangement having two outer rows of three bottles per row and one inner row of two bottles. In one embodiment, the nesting of the containers C in the carrier 5 allows the carrier to hold the containers in more than two rows since the outer rows can help retain the inner row that is nested with the outer rows.
- the carrier 5 can include retention features including article receiver features 9 for receiving the upper portions N of the containers C and bottom retention features 11 for engaging the bottom portions B of the containers C that are disposed adjacent the sides of the carrier 5.
- the carrier 5 can include one or two handles, generally indicated at 13, for grasping and carrying the carrier.
- Alternative nested pack arrangements can include an arrangement with eleven bottles with two outer rows of four bottles per row and one inner row of three bottles, an arrangement with ten bottles with two outer rows of three bottles per row and two inner rows of two bottles per row, etc.
- nesting arrangements can be considered "internal nesting arrangements" since the interior row(s) of containers are generally shorter than the outer rows of containers (e.g., the outer rows have one more container each than the inner row(s)).
- Other nested or non-nested arrangements of the containers could be provided without departing from the disclosure.
- the inner row(s) could be longer than the outer rows in an alternative embodiment.
- an arrangement with thirteen containers can have two outer rows with three bottles per row, two inner rows with two bottles per row, and a central row with three bottles disposed between the two inner rows, for example.
- the containers can be nested in an at least partially staggered arrangement so that the containers in the inner row(s) are generally offset from the containers in the outer rows, as generally shown in Figs. 3 and 4 .
- the containers C could be otherwise arranged without departing from the disclosure.
- the blank 3 has a longitudinal axis L1 and a lateral axis L2.
- the blank 3 comprises a top panel 20 foldably connected to a first side panel 22 at a first lateral fold line 24, a first bottom panel 26 foldably connected to the first side panel 22 at a second lateral fold line 28, a second side panel 30 foldably connected to the top panel 20 at a third lateral fold line 32, and a second bottom panel 34 foldably connected to the second side panel 30 at a fourth lateral fold line 36.
- the first bottom panel 26 includes a first bottom bevel panel 38 defined by lateral fold lines 28 and 40 and having an intermediate fold line 41.
- the second bottom panel 34 includes a second bottom bevel panel 42 defined by lateral fold lines 36 and 44 and having an intermediate fold line 45.
- the lateral fold lines 40, 44 can include multiple segments each, wherein a longitudinal cut is disposed at each end of each segment.
- the first side panel 22 can include a first top bevel panel 46 defined by lateral fold lines 24 and 47 and having an intermediate fold line 48
- the second side panel 30 can include a second top bevel panel 49 defined by lateral fold lines 32 and 50 and having an intermediate fold line 51.
- the blank 3 could be otherwise shaped, arranged, positioned, and/or configured without departing from the disclosure.
- any of the bevel panels 38, 42, 46, 49 could be omitted or otherwise shaped, arranged, positioned, and/or configured without departing from the disclosure.
- the first bottom panel 26 also includes slits 56 shaped and positioned to receive outer secondary locking tab projections 58 of the second bottom panel 34. As shown in Fig. 1 , the slits 56 can define tabs that are foldably connected to the first bottom panel 26.
- the second bottom panel 34 which is the outer bottom panel in the completed carrier 5, includes a lateral fold line 60, which can be interrupted by the slits that define the primary male locking tab projections 54.
- each of the secondary locking tab projections 58 can include a lateral fold line 62.
- bottom panel locking structure suitable for use with the carrier 5
- any alternative form of bottom panel locking structure may be employed without departing from the disclosure.
- the bottom panels 26, 34 could be glued together.
- the article receiver features 9 are top openings 9 that can be formed in the top panel 20 in three rows R1, R2, R3, in one embodiment.
- the top openings 9 can be formed in different arrangements to accommodate the different container arrangements described above.
- the outer rows R1, R3 can include three top openings 9 each
- the inner row R2 can include two top openings 9 that are offset from the top openings 9 in the outer rows R1, R3.
- the top openings 9 in the inner row R2 are offset from the remaining openings so that each of the top openings 9 in the inner row R2 has a center A that is disposed generally halfway between two of the top openings 9 in the outer rows R1, R3.
- the top openings 9 in the inner row R2 are positioned with respect to the top openings 9 in the outer rows R1, R3 so that the openings are in a staggered arrangement and the containers C that are received in the top openings 9 in the inner row R2 are nested with the containers C that are received in the top openings 9 in the outer rows R1, R3 ( Figs. 3 and 4 ).
- the top openings 9 in the outer rows R1, R3 can partially interrupt the respective lateral fold lines 24, 32, and cuts 63 can extend in the top bevel panels 46, 49 adjacent the outer openings.
- any of the article receiver features or top openings 9 and/or the rows R1, R2, R3 could be omitted or could be otherwise positioned, shaped, configured, and/or arranged without departing from the disclosure.
- the article receiver features could comprise tabs, flaps, and/or other features in addition to or instead of the top openings 9.
- the bottom retention features 11 in the first side panel 22 and the first bottom panel 26 are shown in detail in Fig. 2 ; however, the bottom retention features 11 in the second side panel 30 and the second bottom panel 34 are similar or substantially identical to the bottom retention features 11 in the first side panel 22 and the first bottom panel 26 as shown in Fig. 1 .
- the bottom retention features 11 can include two retention tabs 64 adjacent a respective bottom or corner opening 66 for each of the containers C in the outer row R1.
- Each of the retention tabs 64 can be foldably connected to the bottom bevel panel 38 along a respective fold line 68 and can include V-shaped folds 70.
- a hook-shaped cut 72 can extend from each of the retention tabs 64 into the first side panel 22 for allowing additional folding and/or flexing of the tabs 64 and/or the side panel 22 to accommodate the respective container C.
- the bottom retention features 11 can include a corner retainer 74 at each end of the bottom panels 26, 34.
- each of the corner retainers 74 can include a retention panel 76 foldably connected to the bottom bevel panel 38 along a longitudinal fold line 78, a first gusset panel 80 foldably connected to the retention panel 76 along a lateral fold line 82, and a second gusset panel 84 foldably connected to the first gusset panel along a longitudinal fold line 86.
- Each of the second gusset panels 84 can be foldably connected to the first bottom panel 26 along a respective oblique fold line 88 and can be separable from the first bottom panel 26 along a respective cut line 90.
- Each of the corner retainers 74 can at least partially define a cutout 92 in one embodiment. Any of the bottom retention features 11, including the retention tabs 64, the corner openings 66, and/or the corner retainers 74 could be omitted or could be otherwise shaped, arranged, positioned, and/or configured without departing from the disclosure.
- each of the handles 13 includes two finger flaps 94, each respectively formed by a respective curved cut line 96 and foldably attached to the respective side panel 22, 30 at a respective longitudinal fold line 98.
- the handles 13 could include other features for carrying the carrier 5, any of the finger flaps 94 could be omitted or could be otherwise positioned, shaped, configured, and/or arranged, or one or both of the handles 13 could be omitted from the carrier without departing from the disclosure.
- the carrier 5 can be erected by wrapping the blank 3 around the containers C and interlocking the first and second bottom panels 26, 34 to form the package 7.
- the containers C can be arranged into the staggered, nested arrangement of the two outer rows R1, R3 of three containers C each and one inner row R2 of two containers C.
- the blank 3 can be positioned in relation to the arranged containers C so that each of the top openings 9 is generally aligned with a respective one of the containers C.
- the blank 3 and/or the containers C can be moved so that the blank 3 and the containers C are moved together and at least the upper portions N of the containers C are received in the respective top openings 9.
- the side panels 22, 30 can be downwardly folded along the fold lines 24, 32, and the top bevel panels 46, 49 can fold along the respective fold lines 47, 48 and 50, 51 to at least partially accommodate the shoulders of the containers C in the outer rows R1, R3.
- the bottoms B of the containers C in the outer rows R1, R3 can be at least partially received in the respective corner openings 66 to engage the respective retention tabs 64.
- the bottom bevel panels 38, 42 can fold along the respective fold lines 40, 41 and 44, 45 to extend obliquely between the side panels 22, 30 and the remainder of the bottom panels 26, 34. As shown in Figs.
- the corner retainers 74 can be folded inwardly to position the gusset panels 80, 84 in face-to-face contact with one another and to tuck in the gusset panels 80, 84 between the respective bottom panel 26, 34 and the bottom B of a respectively adjacent container C ( Figs. 5 and 6 ) so that the respective retention panel 76 extends over a portion of an end of the carrier 5 ( Figs. 4 and 5 ).
- the retention tabs 64 and the corner openings 66 can help retain the respective containers C in the outer rows R1, R3 in place adjacent the respective side panels 22, 30, and the corner retainers 74 can help retain the containers C at the ends of the outer rows R1, R3 adjacent the open ends 6, 8 of the carrier 5.
- the second bottom panel 34 is secured to the first bottom panel 26 by first folding the second bottom panel 34 along the lateral fold line 60 to at least partially separate the primary male locking tabs 54 from the second bottom panel 34 and respectively engaging the primary male locking tabs 54 with the primary female locking edges 52 ( Figs. 4 and 5 ).
- the secondary male locking flaps 58 are respectively inserted through, and cooperatively interact with, the slits 56 to further secure the second bottom panel 34 to the first bottom panel 26.
- the interlocked bottom panels 26, 34 cooperate to form a bottom panel 99 of the carrier 5.
- the carrier 5 could be erected and/or the package 7 could be formed by alternative steps without departing from the disclosure.
- one or both of the handles 13 can be actuated by folding the finger flaps 94 inwardly along the respective fold lines 98 for grasping the respective side panel 22, 30 at the respective openings formed therein.
- the package 7 could be otherwise carried without departing from the disclosure.
- the nested arrangement of the containers can help the wrap-style carrier 5 to hold the containers in the three rows R1, R2, R3.
- the nested configuration can allow the containers in the outer rows R1, R3 to retain the containers in the inner row R2 in the interior of the carrier.
- the containers C adjacent the ends of the carrier 5 in the outer rows R1, R3 interfere with the containers in the inner row R2 so that containers in the inner row would have to push past the outer, end containers to be forced out of the carrier prior to intended removal.
- the containers in the outer rows are further retained by retention tabs 64, the corner openings 66, and the corner retainers 74.
- a non-nested inner row in an alternative carrier with more than two rows will generally fail. For example, it can be more difficult to retain the containers in the inner row if they are not nested with and retained by the containers in the outer row. If one or more containers is unintendedly removed from (e.g., falls out of) the alternative carrier, the alternative carrier could collapse, some or all of the containers could fall out of the alternative carrier, and/or the alternative carrier could otherwise fail.
- the nested arrangement of the containers C can be generally narrower than an arrangement with aligned rows that are not nested, and the amount of material added to the blank 3 to include the third row (e.g., the inner row) is less than would be required if the containers were arranged in three non-nested rows.
- the carrier 5 can be more noticeable on a shelf by having a different look than other cartons and carriers, in one embodiment.
- Fig. 7 is a plan view of an exterior surface 202 of a blank 203 for forming a carrier (not shown) according to a second embodiment of the disclosure.
- the second embodiment is generally similar to the first embodiment, except for variations noted and variations that will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Accordingly, similar or identical features of the embodiments have been given like or similar reference numbers.
- the blank 203 includes alternative bottom retention features 211 wherein the corner retainers 74 of the first embodiment are omitted, and the retention tabs 264 are generally larger so that the openings are substantially closed prior to the formation of the package (not shown).
- the retention tabs 264 are separable from one another along respective longitudinal cut lines 267 and from the respective side panels 222, 230 and the respective bottom panels 226, 234 along respective lateral cut lines 269.
- Each of the retention tabs 264 can be connected to the respective side panels 222, 230 and the respective bottom panels 226, 234 along two oblique fold lines 268 in one embodiment.
- each of the retention tabs 264 can include a V-shaped fold 270.
- the lateral fold lines 228, 236 can be interrupted by the bottom retention features 211, and the fold lines 40, 41, 44, 46 of the first embodiment can be omitted so that the bottom bevel panels 38, 42 of the first embodiment are not included in the blank 203.
- the side panels 222, 230 of the second embodiment can include cutouts 215 at each end for at least partially accommodating the shape of the containers C.
- the edges of the side panels 222, 230 could have a different shape to correspond to a different container shape or to reflect a particular logo, or the edges could be straight.
- the blank 203 could be otherwise shaped, arranged, and/or configured without departing from the disclosure.
- Fig. 8 is a plan view of an exterior surface 402 of a blank 403 for forming a carrier (not shown) according to a third embodiment of the disclosure.
- the third embodiment is generally similar to the second embodiment, except for variations noted and variations that will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Accordingly, similar or identical features of the embodiments have been given like or similar reference numbers.
- the blank 403 has different locking features for interlocking the bottom panels 426, 434.
- the second bottom panel 434 can include three secondary locking tabs 458 that are generally aligned with the respective primary locking tabs 454.
- the first bottom panel 426 can include an inner primary female locking edge 452a and an inner slit 456a for receiving the respective inner primary male locking tab 454 and inner secondary male locking tab 458. Additionally, the first bottom panel 426 can include outer primary female locking edges 452b and outer secondary female locking edges 456b adjacent a respective opening 455. An outer retention tab 457 can be foldably connected to the first bottom panel 426 along a respective longitudinal fold line 459 and can include respective curved folds 461.
- the respective outer retention tabs 457 are folded inwardly into the interior of the carrier (not shown) to engage and/or to help retain a respectively adjacent container C.
- Any of the locking features of the bottom panels 426, 434 could be omitted or could be otherwise shaped, arranged, positioned, and/or configured without departing from the disclosure.
- the blank 403 could be otherwise shaped, arranged, and/or configured without departing from the disclosure.
- Fig. 9 is a plan view of an exterior surface 602 of a blank 603 for forming a carrier (not shown) according to a fourth embodiment of the disclosure.
- the fourth embodiment is generally similar to the third embodiment, except for variations noted and variations that will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Accordingly, similar or identical features of the embodiments have been given like or similar reference numbers.
- the blank 603 includes side panels 22, 30 with generally straight free edges similar or identical to the first embodiment ( Fig. 1 ), retention features 211 in the first side panel 22 and the first bottom panel 426 that are similar to the second embodiment ( Fig. 7 ), and locking features for interlocking the bottom panels 426, 434 similar or identical to the third embodiment ( Fig. 8 ).
- the blank 603 can include bottom retention features 611 in the second side panel 30 and the second bottom panel 434.
- the bottom retention features 611 can include retention tabs 264 similar to those in the second embodiment ( Fig. 7 ) and corner retainers 74 similar to those in the first embodiment ( Figs. 1 and 2 ).
- the retention flaps 264 of the retention features 211, 611 are generally the same as the retention flaps 264 of the blanks 203, 403 of the second and third embodiments except that the retention flaps in the blank 603 are relatively smaller than the retention flaps 264 of the blanks 203, 403.
- the blank 603 could be otherwise shaped, arranged, and/or configured without departing from the disclosure.
- the retention features and/or the container configurations of the various embodiments can be incorporated into a carton or carrier having any carton style or panel configuration.
- the carrier styles and panel configurations described above are included by way of example.
- the shapes of the retention features can be substantially any shape. The shapes described above and included in the figures are included by way of example.
- the blanks according to the present disclosure can be constructed from paperboard having a caliper so that it is heavier and more rigid than ordinary paper.
- the blanks can also be constructed of other materials, such as cardboard, or any other material having properties suitable for enabling the carton to function at least generally as described above.
- the blanks can be coated with, for example, a clay coating.
- the clay coating may then be printed over with product, advertising, and other information or images.
- the blanks may then be coated with a varnish to protect information printed on the blanks.
- the blanks may also be coated with, for example, a moisture barrier layer, on either or both sides of the blanks.
- the blanks can also be laminated to or coated with one or more sheet-like materials at selected panels or panel sections.
- a fold line can be any substantially linear, although not necessarily straight, form of weakening that facilitates folding therealong. More specifically, but not for the purpose of narrowing the scope of the present disclosure, fold lines include: a score line, such as lines formed with a blunt scoring knife, or the like, which creates a crushed or depressed portion in the material along the desired line of weakness; a cut that extends partially into a material along the desired line of weakness, and/or a series of cuts that extend partially into and/or completely through the material along the desired line of weakness; and various combinations of these features. In situations where cutting is used to create a fold line, typically the cutting will not be overly extensive in a manner that might cause a reasonable user to incorrectly consider the fold line to be a tear line.
- the above embodiments may be described as having one or more panels adhered together by glue during erection of the carton embodiments.
- glue is intended to encompass all manner of adhesives commonly used to secure carton panels in place.
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