KR20010041466A - Beverage carton with strap type carrying handle - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to cartons and carton blanks, comprising: a series of hinged panels forming a sleeve, an end seal panel hinged to at least one hinged panel for at least partially sealing opposite ends of the sleeve. Forming a carton, the carton comprising handle means capable of carrying the carton, the handle means being opposed end panels having a user portion substantially co-planar with the one hinged panel when in a stored state; A strap connected to the end sealing panel at its opposite end to provide extra material that is movable into the use position, and the present invention further provides a method for holding a plurality of articles in a group. Top, opposite hingedly interconnected to form a tubular structure Further comprising a carton comprising a wall and a bottom, wherein the at least one sidewall comprises a displaceable region disposed to protrude from a plane of the sidewall to receive a portion of an adjacent article, the displaceable region being next adjacent to the portion. It characterized in that it comprises a plurality of connections each occupying the other side.

Description

Carton with strap-type carrying handle {BEVERAGE CARTON WITH STRAP TYPE CARRYING HANDLE}

The present invention relates to a carton having a "strap-type" carrying handle that is automatically set to a use position when the carton is closed after a beverage container such as a can is loaded.

Cartons for beverage containers with strap-type carrying handles are known. For example, US Pat. No. 4,166,570 (Lagerland et al.) Discloses a packaging carton for beverage cans with strap-type handles. The handle strap has a central user portion that is exposed to view through the handle recess in the top wall of the carton and extends across the top wall and opposing ends that end on each one of the pair of end sealing flaps hinged to the top wall. . The handle strap is for example reinforced by a separating strip of reinforcing material of fiber tape.

In the present invention, the carton is provided with a strap-like handle, the strap being reinforced by a separating strip formed at one end of the blank forming the carton. The handle strap is connected to the handle and has a user portion exposed to be visible in the handle recess, but otherwise has a user portion disposed inside the carton.

After the carton is set to an open end sleeve for loading and end loaded, the carton is closed by the end sealing panel. The end sealing panel affects the placement of the handle straps. When the top end sealing panel is folded into their sealed position, the handle straps begin to loosen into position for use. When the carton is lifted by the user portion in the center of the handle strap, the strap bow moves upward and protrudes through the handle recess of the top wall. The load is transferred from the handle strap to the top wall of the carton at each of the opposite ends of the handle recess hole and distributed through the top wall.

Another problem is the consideration of the packaging of sharp shaped articles, such as sharp shaped bottles, for example. Known cartons do not provide sufficient article support to minimize the movement of the articles in the carriage.

The present invention is to overcome or overcome the problems of the prior art.

According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a carton for a beverage container comprising a series of hinged panels forming a sleeve, an end seal panel hinged to at least one hinge panel for at least partially sealing opposite ends of the sleeve, The carton comprising handle means for carrying the carton, the handle means comprising a strap connected to an opposite end panel having a user portion in a substantially co-planar relationship with the one hinged panel when in the stored state, The strap is connected to the end sealing panel at its opposite end to provide extra material that can move the user portion into the use position.

According to another feature of this aspect of the invention, there is a strap end away from the user portion attached to the inwardly displaced portion of the end panel, and the extra material which is not attached to the user portion and the one hinged panel. Provide an intermediate portion between said ends free to provide.

According to another feature of this aspect of the invention, each inwardly displaced portion comprises a tread provided by an end panel and a stepped portion of a riser provided by the one hinge panel, the staircase The section is located between the top of the article adjacent the end of the carton to provide a stable space between the articles.

According to another feature of the invention, the user portion of the handle strap is connected to a portion of the top wall of the carton.

According to another feature of this aspect of the invention, the central user portion is formed of a material integral with the top wall.

According to another feature of this aspect of the invention, the stable step is automatically pushed to its operating position when the end panel holding means is folded into its end holding position.

According to another feature of this aspect of the invention, the stable staircase includes a fold line for mediating a fold line hinged to the top panel and the end sealing panel, the stabilizing flap wherein the end sealing panel is in an end holding position. When folded to a folded (toggle) action along the fold line.

According to another aspect of the invention, a carton for holding a plurality of articles of a group, comprising a top, opposing sidewalls and a bottom hingedly interconnected to form a tubular structure, wherein at least one said sidewall is an adjacent article. A displaceable region arranged to protrude from the face of the side wall to receive a portion of the displaceable region, the displaceable region comprising a plurality of connections each occupying another face in the next adjacent portion.

According to another feature of this aspect of the invention, the connection is provided by a series of arcuate incisions.

According to another feature of this aspect of the invention, the sidewall further comprises a tab cut from a portion of the sidewall with a plurality of arcuate incisions formed to form protrusions, the incisions being arranged in a substantially vertical plane. .

According to another aspect of the invention, a carton blank comprising an upper side opposite side and a bottom portion hingeably interconnected together to form a carton comprising a body portion, for example a plurality of articles comprising a ship-shaped bottle. The sidewalls comprise a plurality of arcuate incisions arranged in spaced relation at regular intervals and adapted to receive the body portion of the article when the carton is in a set state.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a plan view showing a blank of a wraparound carton;

2 is a partial plan view of a carton showing a portion for receiving and holding an article;

3A is a perspective view showing the top panel of the blank shown in FIG. 1;

3B is a perspective view showing the inner surface of the top panel of the blank showing the end seal panel;

4 shows the bottom of a carton formed from the blank shown in FIG. 1; And

5A, 5B, 5C and 5D are views showing the top of the carton shown in FIG. 1 showing various forms of handles during assembly.

1 and 2, the article carrier is formed from a single blank made of cardboard or other suitable collapsible sheet material suitable for receiving a plurality of articles, for example six bottles arranged in two rows and three rows. The carrier can be adapted to accommodate different numbers of bottles, depending on user requirements. The blanks 10 shown in FIG. 1 are firstly hingedly connected to one another in the longitudinal plane along the fold lines 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, respectively. Bottom panel 12, sloped heel panel 14, lower side panel 16, upper side panel 18, shoulder panel 20, upper panel 22, second shoulder panel 24, first A second top panel 26, a second bottom side panel 28, a sleeping heel panel 30, and a second bottom panel 32.

In order to harden the wrapper that surrounds the group of articles, tightening holes 58 are formed in the bottom panel 12 and similar tightening holes 60 are formed in the second bottom panel 32. . The wrapper is disposed relative to the article group, the bottom panels 12 and 32 are arranged in an overlapping relationship, and the mechanical elements enter the tightening holes 58 and 60 to the other side to tighten the article group as is known. Move. After the wrapper is tightened, it is locked by means of locking tabs 62 respectively defined by retaining tabs 64 through the holes. The configurations of the locking tab 62 and the retaining tab 64 are known and the locking operation will be understood.

The article holding and holding means 66 has a series of article engagement reinforcing flaps 68, 70, 72; 74, 76, 78 cut away from the respective sloped heel panels 14, 30 and bottom panels 12, 32. Include. The article support and holding means also comprises a series of article support panels 80, 82, 84; 86, 88, 90 cut away from each lower side panel 14, 28. The article support panels "80-90" are the same, and the article engagement reinforcement flaps "68-78" are the same, so only the article support panel 80 and the article engagement panel 80 are described in detail, and in more detail in FIG. Is shown.

Thus, in this embodiment, the article engagement reinforcement flap 68 may include a pair of opposedly disposed flaps 92 and 94 foldably connected to the sloped heel panel 14 along the fold lines 96 and 98. Include. Preferably, fold lines 96 and 98 converge in the upward direction. Flaps 92 and 94 are also connected to bottom panel 12 along fold lines 100 and 102, respectively, which fold converge toward the free end edge of bottom panel 12. Preferably, fold lines 96, 98 and 100, 102 intersect at intermittent fold line 34. Incision 104 separates adjacent flaps 92 and 94, optionally with another pair of fold lines 106 and 108 at fold line 34 and fold lines 100 and 96, respectively; 102, 98 extend between the intersections.

The lower edges of the flaps 92 and 94 form the edges of the tightening holes 58, and the upper edges of the flaps 92 and 94 are cut from the sloped heel panel 14 and extend into the lower side panel 16. Extend into the heel receiving hole 110. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the article heel receiving hole 110 is interrupted by an article support panel 80 that interconnects opposite side edges of the interrupted lower side panel 16.

The article support panel 80 includes a series of incisions 112, 114 that are preferably arcuate. Thus, each set of incisions 112, 114 is spaced at regular intervals on either side of the abstract centerline extending from the point of mediating the upper and lower edges 115, 116 of the article support panel 80. have. In this embodiment, each set includes four incisions 112, 114, but may have more incisions to increase the protrusions or some incisions to reduce it. Thus, by adding or removing incisions 112 and 114, articles of a wide variety of shapes and sizes can be packaged without departing from the spirit of the invention. In use, the incisions 112 and 114 form a displaceable area, described below.

In the configuration of the blank shown in FIG. 1, the blank is hingedly connected to the top panel along the interleaved fold lines 122, 124, respectively, and a pair of opposing positions located along the longitudinal edge of the top panel 22. End seals (or “adpanels”) panels 118 and 120. The configurations at each end of the top panel and the end sealing panels 118 and 120 are similar, and are therefore shown with reference numeral “a” added to the opposite end portion similar to one end of the top panel. The major portion 126 of the end seal panel 118 is a short distance and constitutes one end of the top panel by being hinged to its adjacent portion along the longitudinal fold line 122.

The end sealing panel 118 also includes guest panels 128 and 130 hingedly connected along the fold line 122, extending outwardly from the top side panel 18 and the shoulder panel 20. . Guest panel 128 is connected to shoulder panel 20 along fold line 132 and extends from hole 134 to intersect fold line 40. As shown in FIG. 1, the incision 136 defines the lower edge of the guest panel 128 extending outward from the intersection of the fold lines 40, 132. Guest panel 130 is connected to main portion 126 by side fold lines 138. Guest panel 130 may be separated from main portion 126 by a corner arrangement. In the form of an embodiment, the corner arrangements are hingedly connected together by fold lines 144, 146 to form a substantially curved corner, and hingeable together in the guest panel 130 by fold lines 138. It includes a series of panel parts 140, 142 connected to each other.

Similarly, opposite corners of the sealing end panel 118 are hingeably connected together along the fold line 122 to extend outwardly from the upper side panel 26 and the shoulder panel 24. 150) as well. Guest panel 148 extends from hole 154 along fold line 152 to connect to shoulder panel 24 and intersect fold line 46. As shown in FIG. 1, the incision line 156 defines the lower edge of the guest panel 148 extending outward from the intersection of the fold lines 46, 152. Guest panel 150 is connected to main portion 126 by side fold 158. Guest panel 150 may be separated from main portion 126 by corner placement. In the form of an embodiment, the corner arrangement is hingedly connected together by fold lines 164 and 166 to form a substantially curved corner and hinged together to the guest panel 150 by fold lines 164 and 166. A series of panel portions 160, 162 are possibly connected.

In one class of embodiments, the stabilizer (or bottle neck spacer) flap 168 shown in FIG. 1 is partially cut from the blank in the major portion of the top panel 22 and the end seal panel 118 so that the flap 168 can be removed. It is intended to be hinged to these panels with respect to fold lines 170 and 172 but may be cut in other ways from the blank. Preferably, flap 168 includes a step 174 and a vertical portion 176 connected along fold line 178, which panels are suitable for forming steps (or keel elements) during carton construction. .

The top panel 22 may further include a central user portion 180 that is easily linked to the top panel 22. In this embodiment, the central user portion 180 is substantially rectangular in shape and includes a pair of support panels 182 and 184 cut along and connected from the side edges of the central user portion along the fold lines 186 and 188, respectively. . Additionally, the handle strap 190 shown in FIG. 3A can be supplied to the inner surface of the blank 10 and seen on the central user portion 180 and the opposing major portions 126, 126a of the end sealing panel. It is fixed with an adhesive or other means known in the art. Preferably, the handle strap 190 is also attached to the stepping panels 174, 174a of each step as shown in FIG. 3A. More preferably, the handle strap is formed of cardboard, laminated cardboard, fiber tape or other suitable plastic material.

In the carton configuration shown in Figs. 3b, 4 and 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, the blank is a series of continuous foldings that can be carried out on a straight line machine such that the carton is not rotated or inverted during construction or Requires bonding action. The folding process is not limited to the following description and can be selected according to specific manufacturing needs.

Thus, the article A is held together in two rows and three articles so that the carton blank is introduced into the article A. In this embodiment, the blank is introduced above. Thereafter, the blank shoulder panels 20, 24 and the side panels 16, 18, 26, 28 are folded about the fold lines 42, 48, respectively, so that the side panels are lower and outside from the top panel 24. Tapered to form an end sealing panel.

End sealing panels 118 and 120 are folded downward at each end of the sleeve formed by the wraparound folding action. At the same time, the guest panels 128, 130 and 148, 150 are folded downward with respect to the fold lines 132, 152, 122, whereby the guest panels 128, 148 face the shoulder panels 20, 24, respectively. Becomes a relationship. The panel is in the configuration stage shown in FIG. 3B. Thereafter, the side panels 18, 26 are continuously folded such that the second guest panels 130, 150 are in surface contact with the first guest panels 128, 148, respectively. During the above-described folding process, corner arrangements are also formed whereby the panel portions 140, 160 are folded in alignment with the next adjacent panel portions 142, 162 to form the substantially curved corner portions shown in FIG. 3B. All.

Optionally, the faces of the guest flaps 128, 148 in contact with the shoulder panels 20, 24, respectively, may be secured together by known techniques for holding the end sealing panels. Additionally or alternatively, the first and second guest panels 128, 130, 148, 150 may be secured together by adhesive or known technical means.

Each stabilizer (or bottle neck spacer) flap 168, 168a is a fold line 170, 172 with respect to the flap that can be toggled to form a step 191 at each end of the top panel 22. And incision lines 175, 177, 175a, and 177a perpendicular to 170a and 172a. This action automatically generates the folding action of the end seal panel, which brings the flap 191 to their operating position where the flap is located from the plane of the top panel into the carton as shown in FIG. 3B. Optionally, the incisions 175, 177, 175a, 177a are shaped to form an edge that is adapted to mate with the neck of the article. Stabilization flaps 168 and 168a may be used to provide support for maintaining the bottle by correcting the upright position in the package to prevent the bottle from falling inward, such as to prevent the bottle from falling inside the package. It is located between the neck.

Article holding and holding means 66 are also formed, whereby the article engagement flaps 68-78 are folded inwardly to form a receiving surface in a known manner, with the bottom panels 12 and 34 respectively sloped. Folded and aligned with the heel panels 14, 32 and the lower side panels 16, 30, and as shown in FIG. 4, the side panels and the bottom panel are in contact with the article A so that the bottom of the article A Is projected through the hole formed by the retaining means and held in position by the flaps 92 and 94 of the retaining means 66. The article support panels 80-90 are also moved in alignment with the lower side panel for engagement with a portion of the article, thereby projecting the faces of the side walls 16, 28 outward to receive a portion of the adjacent article. A displacement functioning zone 192 is formed that is arranged to allow. As can be seen from FIG. 4, the displaceable region 192 then comprises a number of connections 194 each occupying another side in the adjacent portion. In particular, the connection 194 is provided by arcuate incisions 112, 114 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4.

The bottom panels 12, 34 are connected together in an overlapping relationship as described above. Thus, the carton is set in the loaded state.

The handle is shown in FIGS. 5A-5D. The central user portion 180 is adapted to be separated from the top panel 22, whereby at least a portion of the handle straps stand in the top panel as shown in FIG. 5B. As can be seen from FIG. 3B, the strap is connected to the opposite end of the end sealing panel to provide extra material so that the central user portion 180 shown in FIG. 5C is movable to the use position. The support panels 182, 184 are folded under the handle strap 190, such that the central user portion 180 wraps around the strap so that the central user portion 180 provides a cushion for the strap shown in FIG. 5C. . In addition, the central user portion 180 is designed for ease of use. When the carriage is in use, the handle strap pulls the end sealing panels 126, 126a and the corner arrangements 139, 159 inward, thereby improving the integrity of the carton and providing the self-tightening effect shown in FIG. 5D.

The present invention and preferred embodiments of the invention relate to an article carrier shaped to provide sufficient strength and flexibility in keeping the article securely such that the load delivered to the handle is absorbed by the carrier. The shape of the blank minimizes the amount of cardboard required, and the conveyance can be supplied to the article arrangement by manual or automatic machines. The present invention can be applied to various vehicles, and is not limited to the wrap around type. For example, the top panel 22, side panels 20, 24 and end sealing panels 118, 120 of the carton may be applied to the top gripping carton, and similarly the article holding and supporting means 66 may be It can be applied to other carton forms without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Claims (13)

A carton for beverage containers comprising a series of hinged panels forming a sleeve, an end seal panel hinged to at least one hinge panel for at least partially sealing opposite ends of the sleeve, The carton comprises a handle means for carrying the carton, The handle means includes a strap connected to an opposite end panel having a user portion substantially co-planar with the one hinged panel when in the stored state, the strap having a redundant movable portion of the user portion into a use position. A carton connected to said end sealing panel at its opposite end to provide a material of the material. The method of claim 1, A strap end away from the user portion attached to the inwardly displaced portion of the end panel, and an intermediate portion between the user portion and the end portion free to provide the extra material without being attached to the one hinge panel Carton characterized in that. The method of claim 2, Each inwardly displaced portion includes a stepped portion provided by the end panel and a stepped portion of the vertical portion provided by the one hinged panel, the stepped portion of the article adjacent the end of the carton to provide a stable space between the articles. Carton, characterized in that located between the top. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The user portion of the handle strap is connected to a portion of the top wall of the carton. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, Wherein said central user portion is formed of a material integral with said top wall. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 5, The stable staircase is automatically pushed to its operating position when the end panel holding means is folded into its end holding position. The method of claim 6, The stable staircase includes a fold line for mediating a fold line hinged to the top panel and the end seal panel, wherein the stabilized flap is toggled along the fold line when the end seal panel is folded to an end holding position. Carton characterized by being folded. A carton for retaining a plurality of articles of a group, comprising a top, opposing sidewalls and a bottom hingedly interconnected to form a tubular structure, the carton comprising: At least one of the side walls includes a displaceable area arranged to protrude from a side of the side wall to receive a portion of an adjacent article, And wherein the displaceable zone comprises a plurality of connections each occupying another side in the next adjacent portion. The method of claim 8, Carton, characterized in that the connection is provided by a series of arcuate incisions. The method according to claim 8 or 9, Wherein said sidewalls further comprise tabs cut from a portion of said sidewalls into a plurality of arcuate incisions formed to form protrusions, said incisions being arranged in a substantially vertical plane. A carton blank comprising a top side opposing sidewall and a bottom portion hingeably interconnected together to form a carton comprising a body portion, for example a carton comprising a plurality of articles comprising a ship-shaped bottle, Said sidewalls comprising a plurality of arcuate incisions arranged in spaced relation, said carton being adapted to receive said body portion of said article when the carton is in a set state. Carton characterized in that described with reference to Figures 3b, 4 and 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d of the accompanying drawings. Carton blank, characterized in that described with reference to Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings.