KR930007728B1 - Wrap-around article carrier with end panel lock - Google Patents

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Description

Packaged goods carrying sphere with end panel locking

Packaging beverage containers are used in a variety of forms and designs; Some of these include end panels.

The end panel provides a larger area for printouts and also protects the labels on the bottles from being worn or damaged while the bottles pass through the packaging machine or during subsequent work or transportation.

To provide this functionality at minimal cost, end panels that do not completely cover the end of the carrier or connect the bottom edge of the carrier to the bottom panel of the carrier have been used to reduce the amount of cardboard required for each carrier blank. End panels of this type are also foldably connected to a tuck panel (a panel that is folded up and rolled up) that is generally foldably connected to the top and side panels of the carriage. This structure requires the carriage to be designed so that the end panels do not spread or bounce out of their generally vertical position.

Several other structures have been proposed to satisfy this function. For example, Grazer's U.S. Patent No. 3,398,856 to August 27, 1968, discloses an end panel structure consisting of three foldable, connected tuck flaps, wherein the central tuck flaps are designed to frictionally engage the neck of the beverage bottle. It is designed to hold the flap and the end panel in place.

This design is suitable for beverage bottles with necks that the central turf flap can engage but cannot be effectively used in bottles without necks. This type of bottle has a wide opening and its shape is rather close to the jar, leaving little room for engagement with the turk's flap.

It is preferable to use a packaging carrier of the type described above for packaging a neckless beverage container and it would be better if the locking means could be combined to hold the end panel of the carrier in place.

Summary of the Invention

The present invention includes an end panel that at least partially covers the end of the carriage and is foldablely connected to the tuple flap. The tuck flap is foldably connected to the top panel along its end edge and a portion of the tuck flap extends between the adjacent article in the carriage and the top panel of the carriage to lock the tuck flap and the end panel attached thereto in place.

This structure is achieved by a central triangular flap that is generally triangular and from two generally triangular ends that are connected to the central tuple flap along the fold line. A cutout of the fold lines defines an edge in the central tuft flap that is intended to lie in a portion of the adjacent article between the top of the article and the top panel.

The cutout also engages the side of the adjacent article slightly below the top of the article to form an edge at the flap from the end that further supports the turk flap.

Other features and aspects of the present invention will be described in detail through the preferred embodiments described below, along with several other advantages.

Description of the Preferred Embodiments

Referring to FIG. 1, the carrier blank 10 includes an upper panel portion 12 foldably connected to the side panel portion 14 along the notch 16. The upper panel portion 12 has a suitable handle, which is illustratively shown as a finger hole 18.

The side panel portion 14 is also provided with a cutting portion 20 adjacent to the notch 16 to accommodate the top of the container or bottle caps packed in the conveying port. In this case, although the blank is shown as being designed to form a container containing four containers, the invention is not limited to four bottles.

Both side panel portions 14 are connected to the short inclined side panel portion 24 by the notches 22, one of which is connected to the inner bottom panel portion 28 by the notches 26 and the other Is connected to the outer bottom panel portion 32 by the notch 30.

A base of a packaged beverage container, such as a beverage container in a conveyance made of this blank of the cutout portion 34 of the inclined side panel portion 24, extends therethrough to hold the container in place. The outer bottom panel portion 32 is shown having a first convex locking tab 36, a second locking hole 38 and a third locking tab 40.

The inner bottom panel portion 28 is shown having a first locking edge 42, a second convex locking tab 44, and a third concave locking hole or notch 46. These locking elements do not form part of the present invention but are used to collect and lock the bottom panel portion to form the bottom panel of the carriage in a conventional manner. For a more detailed description of these locking elements and their description, see US Pat. No. 4,437,606, filed March 3, 1984.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the edges of the upper panel portion 12 are connected to the turk portion 48 along the fold line 50.

Each of the turk portions 48 is generally connected to the upper panel portion 12 along the fold line 50 and is connected to the central turbo flap 52 along the fold line 56. It is generally composed of a flap 54 from the end of the triangle.

For reference, a folded line is a weak line that makes the sheet material easy to be folded. A score line is an embossed line to displace the sheet material to the outside. It means (embossed line).

Indentation may be considered a form of fold, but is generally stronger than fold. The fold line 56 is interrupted by the cut portion 58 surrounded by the center tuck flap edge 60 and the end flap edge 62. Each cut edge is curved to suit the shape of the bottle or other contents contained in the conveying tool.

The end panel portion or flap 64 is connected to the flap 54 from the end along the fold line 66 and to the side panel portion 14 along the fold line 68. The fold line 66 represents the edge of the clap flap 54 from the end and extends slightly with respect to the notch 16. The fold line 68 is an extension of the edge of the side panel portion 14.

In practice, the blank 10 is fed to an automatic packaging machine which wraps the blank around the beverage container with the blank and fixes the bottom panel together to form the intermediate form of the conveyer as in FIG.

As shown, the tuple flaps 52 and 54 extend outwardly from the top panel 12 and the end panel portion or flap 64 is angled to the tuft flaps 52 and 54 and the side panel 14 and outwardly. Is extended.

The bottle B is pushed in between the side panels 14 and partially extends through the undercutting portion 34 to remain fixed to the carriage. The cap C of the bottle partially extends through the cap cut 20 to further help keep the bottle in place.

The pressure acting on the outer end of the central turbo flap 52 by the packaging machine (not shown) causes the central turbo flap 52 to fold inward relative to the notch 50 and moves the flap 54 together from the end. .

This also causes the end panel flap 64 to fold inward relative to the fold line 68. The fold line 66 permits a relative folding motion between the end panel portion 64 and the end flap 54, and the fold line 56 is relative between the center tuck flap 52 and the end flap 54. Allows for folding movement, which relative movement takes place as a result of the movement of the central turbo flap 52.

The final central stage at which the flap is folded is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4A. As the center turbo flap 52 folds inward, the edges 60, 62 of the cuts separating the center tuple flap 52 and the end flap 54 are pivoted in an arc to drive them inward into the bottle and upwards of the carrier. Take it towards the top panel.

Finally, the cutting edge 60 of the central turbo flap 52 engages with the side of the cap C as shown in FIG. 4A. At this point, the cutting edge 62 of the flap 54 has not yet reached the bottle B.

Subsequent folding of the tuck flap finally causes the portion of the center tuck flap 52 near the edge 60 to bend past the top of the cap C and the edge 62 abuts the side of the cap C or Take a position spaced apart in close proximity.

This final position is shown well in FIGS. 4B and 5. It is possible that the central turbo flap 52 bends past the cap C of the bottle because the edge 60 extends only a short length above the top of the cap and the material of the conveying material, which is preferably cardboard, permits such bending. .

The finished carriage is shown in FIGS. 4B, 5, 6, 7 and 8 degrees as a result of the continued folding motion of the tuple flaps 52, 54 and the end panel portion 64. The end panel portion 64 is generally vertical and the cutting edge 62 is adjacent to the lower portion of the cap C. The cutting edge 62 may in fact contact or be spaced apart from the cap C.

In any case, when the conveying tool is lifted by the finger hole 18 or other handle means provided in the upper panel 12, the upward pressure pulls the flap 54 from the end and the cutting edge 62 faces the cap C. Make it move

As a result, at least a portion of the cutting edge 62 abuts the cap C of the outermost bottle during transportation by lifting the conveyer, thereby providing firm support for the flap 54 and the end panel 64 from the end. It also provides additional stable support for keeping the bottle in place.

The portion of the central turbo flap 52 superimposed on the cap C of the bottle is trapped in a narrow space between the upper panel 12 and the cap C of the bottle and wound up in place. Because they cannot move in this position, the turk panels 52 and 54 and the attached end panel 64 will not move in their final position and the carriage will maintain the desired shape until the user removes the bottle from the carriage.

Various modifications may be made to the carriage of the present invention if desired. For example, a cutting strip may be provided to facilitate removal of the bottle. Also, even if the side panels are of the right size, they will generally match the contours of the bottle even without such folds, but if the side panels are provided with cutouts, the side panels will be easily matched to the inclined portion between the cap and the body of the bottle. something to do.

Moreover, the length of the end panels can be varied as desired, because the locking device of the present invention enables the end panels of any length to be held substantially perpendicular to the top and bottom panels of the carriage in place.

Although the description of the present invention has been made in connection with a jar with little bottle or neck, it does not extend upward through any container or article or support hole of the top panel that extends completely from the bottom panel to the top panel. It can be used for any container or article.

While the preferred embodiment has been disclosed, various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as defined by the claims.

The present invention relates to a packaging material carrying sphere wherein the end panel is separated from the bottom panel. More particularly, it relates to a packaging article carrying tool of the type incorporating improved locking means for keeping the end panel in place.

1 is a plan view of a blank used to form the carriage of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an illustration of an intermediate step of forming the blank of FIG. 1 as a carrier of the present invention with four bottles surrounded by a bottle and fixing the bottom panels together.

3 shows an end panel similar to that of FIG. 2 but in final folding.

FIG. 4A is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along line 4A-4A of FIG. 3 and showing the folded state to the final position of the tuple flap.

FIG. 4B is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along line 4B-4B of FIG. 6, showing the final folding state of the tuple flap and end panel.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the finished carrier showing part of the top panel removed to show the placement of the tuck flaps for adjacent bottles.

6 is a state diagram of a fully folded carriage formed from the blank of FIG.

7 is a partial end view of FIG. 6; And FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG.

Claims (7)

In the packaging goods carrying sphere, a top panel 12 having side edges and end edges, a side panel 14 foldably connected to the side edges of the top panel 12, and a bottom panel connected to the side panel 14 End panels 64, comprising: 28, 32, wherein the carriage can contain two adjacent rows of articles placed so that the top of the article extends into the top panel 12, and at least partially covering the ends of the carriage; And a tuck flap means (48) foldably connected to an end edge of the top panel (12) and the end panel (64), wherein the tuck flap means (48) is an end edge of the top panel (12). A central triangular flap 52 foldably connected to 50, and two generally triangular end flap 54 foldably connected to the central tuck flap 52; The edge portion 60 of 52 is adjacent confined water Engaged with the upper, article and the top panel 12 between the layin tuck flap means 48 and the packing of goods transportation equipment, characterized in that to lock the forward end portion a panel (64) position. The flap 54 of claim 1, wherein the generally triangular end flap 54 has an edge portion 62 positioned below the locking edge portion 60 of the central tuple flap 52 to adjoin slightly below the top of the article. A packaging article carrying tool, characterized in that it is in contact with the side of the article. 3. The packaging article carrying device according to claim 2, wherein the end panel (64) is foldably connected to the flap (54) and the side panel (14) from a generally triangular end of the conveying tool. In the blank for manufacturing a packaging goods carrying sphere for carrying two adjacent articles, the top panel portion 12 having end edges and side edges, the side edges of the top panel portion 12 and the bottom panel portion 28, A side panel portion 14 foldably connected to 32, a generally triangular center tuck flap 52 foldably connected to an end edge 50 of the upper panel 12, and the center tuck flap 52 It consists of a generally triangular end flap 54 connected foldably to the center flap, wherein the collapsible connection 56 between the center tuple flap 52 and the end flap 54 is provided with opposing edges 60, 62. And a cutting portion 58 forming one of the cutting edges 58, wherein one of the opposite edges of the cutting portion 58 forms an edge 60 of the central tuck flap 52, and the other of the opposite edges is foldable. Forming an edge 62 of the flap 54 and an image of the central tuple flap 52. The cutting edge 60 extends between the upper panel 12 of the carriage formed from the blank and the upper portion of the adjacent article contained in the carriage. From the end, the cutting edge 62 of the flap 54 is contained in the carriage. Blank for manufacture of conveyances characterized in that it is finished adjacent to the side of the adjacent article. The blank of claim 4, wherein the blank includes an end panel portion 64 that is foldably connected to the side flap portion 14 adjacent to the top flap portion 54 and the top panel portion 12. The end panel portion (64) blank for manufacturing a carriage characterized in that it at least partially covers the end of the carriage made of a blank. 6. The opposite edges (60, 62) of the cutout (58) include curved portions that can be used for articles having curved side portions, and at least some of the curved edge portions of the central tuft flap (52) are adjacent. Blank for manufacturing a carriage, characterized in that the flap (52, 54) from the center and the end to contact the curved side portion of the adjacent article and slides up as the inner flap is formed to surround the article in a row. The fold line 56 of claim 2, wherein the fold line 56, which connects the flap 54 to the central tuple flap 52, extends between the upper portions of adjacent articles and engages with the edge of the central tuple flap 52. At least part of which is formed by the part 60 and is interrupted by a cutout 58 which is formed at least another part by the edge part 62 of the flap 54 from the end in contact with the side of the adjacent article. Packaging material carrier.

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