JP3004409B2 - carton - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wrapped carton having an upright carrying handle for containing a plurality of products.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In some European markets, there is an increasing need for packages holding a set of bottles, for example, six bottles, in order to return the bottles to a store. Since the package holding one set of bottles is stored and displayed in the crate, the package holding one set of bins can be pulled out of the crate and purchased. You can recycle the empty bottle by placing it back into the wrapped carton, placing the empty carton in the crate, and transferring the crate to a retailer.

[0003]

The carton according to the invention is suitable for use in such a crate and provides the customer with an upright handle for removing the carton from the crate. Further, in a preferred construction of the carton of the present invention, the top of the packaged product, e.g., the bottle neck, protrudes from the top of the carton, so that the bin is easily removed from the crate by an automatic bin removal device and the empty carton is placed in the crate. You can leave it for later.

[0004]

According to one embodiment of the present invention, in a carton containing a plurality of bins, a top, a bottom, and a pair of tops and bottoms connected together to form a tubular structure. A side wall, a pair of handle panels projecting upward from the upper part, connecting means for connecting the lower parts of the handle panels to each other to hold the handle panels in a use position, and formed on the upper part adjacent to each handle panel A locking tab protruding from one of the handle panels, comprising:
It is characterized by comprising a bottle neck receiving hole adjacent to the other handle panel of the bottle neck receiving hole, wherein the lock tab is inserted into a bottle neck receiving hole adjacent to the other handle panel.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the pair of handle panels are connected at their upper edges via a fold line to form an upright handle.

[0006]

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the lock tab is punched from a bottle neck receiving hole adjacent to the one handle panel.

[0008] According to still another embodiment of the present invention, in a carton material for forming a carton according to any one of the preceding items, a first bottom panel, a first side wall panel, and a first side panel, which are sequentially foldably connected. , A top having first and second handle panels, a second side wall panel, and a second bottom panel, wherein the top is formed adjacent to the first handle panel and the second handle panel, respectively. A lock tab is punched out of the bin neck receiving hole adjacent to the first handle panel, and the lock tab is formed to engage with the bin neck receiving hole adjacent to the second handle panel. ing.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes an elongated material 10.
Shows the central part of. The central part of this elongated material 10
It is formed from paperboard or similar foldable sheet material. The central portion of the elongated material 10 includes a first side wall panel 12, a first upper panel 14, and a first handle, which are sequentially interconnected by transverse fold lines 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, respectively. It has a panel 16, a second handle panel 18, a second upper panel 20, and a second side wall panel 22.

The other parts of the material, including the lower part of the first side wall panel 12 and the second side wall panel 22 and the bottom panel pivotally connected thereto, are not subject to the present invention and are not subject to the industry. It is omitted because it is publicly known.
To some extent).

The first handle panel 16 has a handle hole 3
4 are formed. A handle hole 36 is formed in the second handle panel 18. First handle panel 16
The handle hole 34 of the hand cushion flap 34
a and 34b are provided. Second handle panel 18
The handle cushion hole 36 has a hand cushion flap 36
a and 36b are provided.

A series of three mutually spaced bottle neck receiving holes 38, 40, 42 are partially stamped from the first upper panel 14 and the first side wall panel 12, respectively. Each bottle neck receiving hole 38, 40, 42 is formed adjacent to the lower portion of the first handle panel 16 so as to form a lock area 38a, 40a and 42a, respectively. Similarly, a series of 3
Two mutually spaced bin neck receiving holes 44, 46, 48 are partially punched from the second upper panel 20 and the second side wall panel 22, respectively, while each bin neck receiving hole 44, 4
6, 48 have no locking area. Instead, lock tabs 50, 52, 54 are punched out of the material inside each bin neck receiving hole 44, 46, 48. The locking tabs 50, 52, 54 are pivotally connected to the lower edge of the second handle panel 18 via the fold line 30 and have locking edges 50a, 52a, 54a, respectively.

In this way, the material is wrapped around the six bin groups arranged in two rows of three, and protrudes through the neck receiving holes of each bin, and the handle panels on both sides are located between the bin rows. To form an upright handle.

In order to apply the carton material to the bottle, first, the hand cushion flap 34a provided in the handle hole 34 of the first handle panel 16 is bent at 180 °.
The hand cushion flap 34b is fixed to the adjacent hand cushion flap 34b along the folding line 34c, and the hand cushion flap 36a provided in the handle hole 36 of the second handle panel 18 is bent by 180 °. Hand cushion flap 36b
And fixed so as to face.

After that, the first handle panel 16 and the second handle panel 18 are set upright side by side so as to protrude from the surface of the material, and the handle hole 3 of the first handle panel 16 is
The handle holes 36 of the fourth and second handle panels 18 are aligned to some extent with each other. Next, the lock tabs 50, 52,
54 are bent 180 ° along the fold line 30 so that the tops of the lock tabs are in the respective bottle neck receiving holes 3.
8, 40, 42, the locking edges 50a, 52a,
54a engage with the corresponding locking areas 38a, 40a, 42a. As shown in FIG. 2, a handle H composed of the first handle panel 16 and the second handle panel 18 of the material thus partially upright is disposed between the row of bins, and the bin neck receiving hole is provided in the corresponding bin. It is placed on a bin group in which the material is wrapped so as to be placed on top of B. In this position, the top of the locking tab interferes with the relative motion path between the carton blank and the row of bins as the necks of these bins are inserted into the bin neck receiving holes 38, 40, 42. Then, when the carton material is pushed over the neck of the bin, the top of the locking tab is moved upward and is placed between the first handle panel 16 and the neck of the adjacent bin.
In FIG. 3, the central bin in the front row has been removed to show the arrangement of the locking tabs 52. Thus, the first handle panel 16 and the second handle panel 18 are interconnected by the locking tab 50 and are held in an upright use position.

The center bottle neck receiving hole 40 and the bottle neck receiving hole 4
6 can be enlarged, for example, to form an extension of handle hole 34 and handle hole 36, and the corresponding bins can be lifted through these enlarged holes to facilitate removal of other bins from the carton.

First side wall 12 and second side wall 22
, And the bottom panel is folded under the bottom of the bottle so that they overlap each other, and the carton can be completed as shown in FIG. By arranging the hand cushion flaps 34a and 36a and the hand cushion flaps 34b and 36b in an overlapping relationship between the handle panels on both sides, a hand cushion structure S is formed between the alignment handle holes.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a central portion of a carton blank for forming a carton according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a central portion of the material including the upright handle applied to the bin group to be packaged.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the completed carton of the present invention, with one central bin removed to show the lock tab.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 Carton material 12 First side wall panel 14 First upper panel 16 First handle panel 18 Second handle panel 20 Second upper panel 22 Second side wall panel 34 Handle holes 34a, 34b Hand cushion flap 36 Handle hole 36a , 36b Hand cushion flap 50, 52, 54 Lock tab B Bin H Handle

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A carton containing a plurality of bottles,
An upper portion, a bottom portion, a pair of side walls forming a tubular structure by connecting the upper portion and the bottom portion to each other, a pair of handle panels projecting upward from the upper portion, and connecting the lower portions of the handle panels to each other to form the handle. Connecting means for holding the panel in the use position, and a bottle neck receiving hole formed in the upper part adjacent to each handle panel, wherein the connecting means is provided with a lock tab projecting from one of the handle panels; A carton, comprising a bottle neck receiving hole adjacent to the other handle panel of the receiving holes, wherein the lock tab is inserted into a bottle neck receiving hole adjacent to the other handle panel. 2. The carton of claim 1, wherein said pair of handle panels are connected at their upper edges via a fold line to form an upright handle. 3. The carton of claim 1, wherein said lock tab is stamped from a bin neck receiving hole adjacent to said one handle panel. 4. A carton material for forming a carton according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising: a first bottom panel, a first side wall panel, and first and second handle panels connected to bendable sequentially. An upper portion, a second side wall panel, and a second bottom panel, wherein the upper portion has a bottle neck receiving hole formed adjacent to the first handle panel and the second handle panel, respectively, A carton blank, wherein a lock tab is punched out of a bin neck receiving hole adjacent to a first handle panel, and the lock tab is formed to engage with a bin neck receiving hole adjacent to the second handle panel.