MXPA01008935A - Article carrier and blank therefor. - Google Patents

Abstract

An article carrier and a blank (10) for forming an article carrier of the basket type comprising in sequence a first end panel (14), a first side panel (16), a second end panel (18), a second side panel (20) and a third end panel (22) foldably connected together one to next. A base panel (72, 74) is hinged to respective one of the side panels (16, 20) and a handle a structure comprising first and second handle panels (38 and 52) is foldably connected to one or more of medial support panels (12 and 24) or end panels. The first and second handle panels (38 and 52) are adjacent to the first and second side panels (16 and 20) respectively and are separated therefrom. The first and second handle panels are so constructed and arranged to be placed in face contacting relationship to form a two ply handle when the carrier is set up. There further comprises a blank (80, 80a) for forming an internal partition structure which blank comprises a medial panel (86, 86a) adapted to be connected to the handle structure and to at least one of the end panels and a plurality of transverse partition panels (82/82a, 84/84a) struck from the medial panel to create a plurality of article receiving cells on one side of the handle panel when the carrier is formed from the blank.

Description

C I ARTICLE CARRIER AND TEMPLATE FOR THE SAME DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a basket type article conveyor adapted to accommodate a plurality of items, such as bottles and a template to form the conveyor. Typically, a basket conveyor for bottles includes a central (middle) split structure incorporating a handle structure by which the conveyor can be lifted and carried and the bottles arranged in rows on either side of the split structure. Most of the time, the bottles are separated from each other by transverse partition panels extending from each side of the mid-partition structure to the adjacent side wall of the conveyor. Therefore, in this type of arrangement the bottles are accommodated in individual cells of the conveyor although the cells are not essential. Known basket conveyors require a series of complex folds to form the division structure, which may require the template to be turned or inverted during construction, thereby decreasing the process. An example of a basket-type conveyor is illustrated in US 3 570 706 which inscribes a conveyor having side and end walls, a bottle dividing structure and a bottom wall having inclined panel portions provided in the openings of the bottles. bottles The openings of the bottles have underlying tabs to protect the part of the bottle in the cut. Another example is illustrated in CH 670 432 which illustrates a conveyor template having side and end walls, a mid-split structure connected to the side wall by an internal partition and the opposite end walls. The complex structure of the known basket conveyors requires a large amount of cardboard to be used with an irregular form of template profile, resulting in waste of material, which is undesirable. The present invention and its preferred embodiments seek to solve or at least mitigate the problems of the prior art. A cardboard of the present invention can be formed in a straight line gumming machine. It is envisioned that the invention can be used in an adapted wrapping machine, thereby eliminating the need for dedicated machinery. One aspect of the invention provides a template for forming an internal division structure for a basket type article carrier that includes opposite end and side wall panels and a handle structure. The template comprises a first middle panel adapted to be connected to the handle structure and at least one end wall of the basket-type conveyor and cross-sectional panels glued from the middle panel 5 and connected hingedly thereto to create a plurality of cells receiving article on one side of the handle structure when the conveyor is formed from the template. According to an optional feature of the The first aspect of the invention may comprise a second • middle panel hingedly connected to the first middle panel, whose second middle panel is adapted to connect to the handle structure and at least one end wall of the basket type conveyor and the partition panels 15 transverse glued from the middle panel and connected hingedly thereto to create a plurality of article receiving cells on one side of the handle structure when the conveyor is formed from the template. Preferably, the middle panels can be connected 20 articulated along a fold line accommodated substantially parallel to the fold lines interconnecting articulately to the transverse partition panels at or to the middle panels. Optionally, a fin can be glued from one of the middle panels, and 25 can articulately interconnect the middle panel along of the fold line of the middle panel. According to another optional feature of this aspect of the invention, the middle panels can be hingedly interconnected along a fold line accommodated substantially perpendicularly to the fold lines that articulately interconnect the transverse partition panel to the or middle panels. . According to another optional feature of this aspect of the invention, each middle panel may comprise In addition to a security panel, each security panel is thus constructed and accommodated to be secured in conjunction with an established article carrier. A second aspect of the invention provides a template for forming an internal division structure in Wherein the transverse partition portion panel is pivotally connected to a middle panel from a pair of spaced apart fold lines intermediate the opposite ends of the transverse partition panel to thereby create a panel extending outwardly from both sides of the panel medium 20 when the internal division structure is formed on an established conveyor. According to an optional feature of the second aspect of the invention, two transverse partition panels can be attached from the template, and 25 interconnected hingedly on its remote end of the panel half once lifted by a sidewall safety panel. According to another optional feature of this aspect of the invention, a handle support panel extending from an upper portion of the mid-split panel whose handle panel includes a hand opening to align with the handle structure of the conveyor. of article. A third aspect of the invention provides a jig to form a basket type article conveyor comprising a first end panel, a first side panel, a second end panel and a second side panel and a third end panel hingedly connected to one of the following in series, a base panel hinged on one side or end panels and a handle structure including a hand opening, whose handle structure comprises first and second handle panels hingedly connected to the second end panel, first handle panel is hingedly connected to the first end panel and the second hand panel is hingedly connected to the third end panel. The first and second handle panels are thus constructed and accommodated to be placed in a contact relationship to the face to form a two-fold handle when the conveyor is in an established condition. The first and second panels of jj? t? A * - »^? - - -" ff tr- asa are adjacent to and separated from the respective first and second adjacent panels According to an optional feature of the third aspect of the invention, in addition it may comprise a handle support panel connected in folded form to the first handle panel to form a three-fold handle in an established condition Preferably, it may further comprise a second handle support panel connected in folded form to the second handle panel According to an optional feature of the third aspect of the invention, the first and second handle panels can be coplanar and the upper edges of the handle panels are collinear.Optionally, the upper edges of each handle support panel can be colmeales with the handle panels According to another optional feature of the third aspect of the invention, the handle panels can be shaped to join with the first and second handle panels of a next adjacent template. Preferably, the handle panels can be substantially trapezoidal in shape. According to an additional optional feature of the third aspect of the invention, they may further comprise a panel thus accommodated to support for at least one middle panel when the template is lifted to form a cardboard. Preferably, an additional middle support panel can be hingedly interconnected to the opposite end of the series of panels, the support panels are thus accommodated to secure one or more faces of the middle panel or panels. According to yet another additional optional feature of the third aspect of the invention, at least one of the support panels can be provided with a hook portion, the hook is thus accommodated to engage the base panel, when the insole get up to form a cardboard. A fourth aspect of the invention provides a basket type article carrier having opposite sides and end panels, a base panel hinged to one or more of the side or end panels and a handle structure hingedly connected to the panels of opposite end. It further comprises an internal dividing structure formed from a separate jig whose internal splitting structure comprises a first middle panel adapted to be connected to the handle structure and at least one end wall of the basket-type conveyor and cross-sectional glued panels from the middle panel and connected hingedly thereto to create a plurality of article receiving cells on one side of l-to-t.a.-A. < jfa > - * ^ > Aa-l- »t, the handle structure. Preferably, it may comprise a second middle panel hingedly connected to the first middle panel, the second middle panel of which is adapted to connect to the handle structure and at least one end wall of the basket-type conveyor and cross-partition panels from the middle panel and connected hingedly thereto to create a plurality of article receiving cells on one side of the handle structure. Optionally, the middle panels may be hingedly connected along a fold line accommodated substantially in parallel to fold the lines that articulate the transverse partition panel to the or middle panels. Preferably, a fin can be glued from one of the middle panels, and hingedly interconnected to the middle panels along the mid panel fold line. According to an optional feature of the fourth aspect of the invention, the middle panels can be articulated in an articulated manner along a fold line substantially perpendicular to bend the lines interconnecting the transverse partition panel to the middle panels. According to another optional feature of the fourth aspect of the invention, each middle panel can further comprise a security panel, each security panel is thus constructed and accommodated to be secured together. According to another optional feature of the fourth aspect of the invention, the transverse partition panel can be pivotally connected to the middle panel by a pair of spaced apart fold lines intermediate the opposite ends of the transverse partition panel to thereby create a panel that is extend out from both sides of the middle panel. According to another optional feature of the fourth aspect of the invention, two transverse partition panels can be glued from the jig, and are hingedly interconnected at their remote end of the mid panel once lifted by a sidewall safety panel. In addition to another optional feature of the fourth aspect of the invention, it may further comprise a handle support panel extending from an upper portion of the middle partition panel whose handle panel includes a hand opening to align with the handle structure of the article transporter. In a further embodiment, it may comprise a handle support panel connected in folded form to the first panel LM? AA? a? - * lz *. S? -A. of handle to form a handle of three folds. Alternatively, it may further comprise a second handle support panel connected in folded form to the second handle panel. According to another optional feature of this aspect of the invention, the first and second handle panels can be coplanar and the upper edges of the handle panels are collinear. According to an additional optional feature of this aspect of the invention, the top edges of each handle support panel may be collinear with the handle panels. According to yet another optional additional feature of this aspect of the invention, the handle panels can be substantially trapezoidal in shape. According to yet another optional feature of this aspect of the invention, at least one of the support panels can be provided with a hook portion, the hook is thus accommodated to couple the base panel. A fifth aspect of the invention provides a method for forming a basket type article conveyor from a first template comprising a first end panel, a first side panel, a second end panel, a second side panel and a third end panel hingedly connected to one of the following in series, a handle structure hingedly connected to one or more end panels and a second template to form an internal division structure. The method comprises the steps of: i) placing the second template in the first template in an aligned position; ii) securing the transverse partition panels to the first side wall panel; 1 1 1 secure the middle panel to the handle panel of the first template; I V folding the second side wall panel and the second end wall panel into a face contact relationship with the internal partition structure; and v) securing the first and the third end panels together to form a complete collapsed article conveyor. Exemplary embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGURES IA and IB are plan views of cardboard templates from which an article conveyor according to an embodiment of the invention is formed; FIGURES 2A and 2B are side elevation views of the templates shown in FIGURES IA and IB during construction to form a flat collapsed board; FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of a raised basket conveyor formed from the template shown in FIGURE 1 seen from above and from one end; FIGURES 4A and 4B are plan views of cardboard templates from which an article conveyor according to another embodiment of the invention is formed; and FIGURE 4C is a plan view of adjacent templates shown in FIGURE 4A formed from a continuous roll of paperboard or similar sheet material; FIGURES 5A and 5B are plan views of cardboard templates from which an article conveyor according to a third embodiment of the invention is formed; FIGURE 6 is a plan view of templates adjacent ones shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B formed from a continuous roll of cardboard or similar sheet material; FIGS. 7A and 7B are side elevation views of the templates shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B during construction to form a flat collapsed board; FIGURE 8 is a perspective view of a raised basket conveyor formed from the insoles shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B seen from above and from an outstretched FIGURES 9A and 9B are plan views of cardboard template starting from the which an article conveyor according to a fourth embodiment of the invention is formed; FIGURES 10A and 10B are plan views of cardboard templates from which an article conveyor according to a fifth embodiment of the invention is formed; FIGURE 11 is a plan view of adjacent templates shown in FIGURE 10A formed from a continuous roll of cardboard or similar sheet material; FIGS. 12A and 12B are side elevational views of the templates shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B during construction to form a flat collapsed board; FIGURE 13 is a perspective view of a raised basket conveyor formed from the template shown in FIGURE 10A seen from above and from a protrusions FIGURES 14A and 14B are plan views of cardboard templates from which a basket conveyor according to a sixth embodiment the invention is formed; FIGS. 15A and 15B are side elevational views of the templates shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B during construction to form a flat collapsed board; FIGURE 16 is a perspective view of a raised basket conveyor formed from the template shown in FIGURE 14A viewed from above and from one end; FIGURES 17A and 17B are plan views of cardboard templates of which a basket conveyor according to the seventh embodiment of the invention is formed; FIGS. 18A and 18B are side elevational views of the templates shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B during construction to form a flat collapsed board; FIGURE 19 is a perspective view of a raised basket conveyor formed from the z-,., .- - ... A. -. ,,. . ... flMiJtmiJM. faJÉ-li template shown in FIGURE 17A seen from above and from one end; FIGURES 20A and 20B are plan views of cardboard templates of which a basket conveyor according to an eighth embodiment of the invention is formed; FIGS. 21A and 21B are side elevational views of the templates shown in FIGS. 20a and 20B during construction to form a flat collapsed board; FIGURE 22 is a perspective view of a raised basket conveyor formed from the template shown in FIGS. 20A and 20B seen from above from one end; FIGURES 23A and 23B are plan views of cardboard templates of which a basket conveyor according to the ninth embodiment of the invention is formed; FIGURES 24A and 24B are side elevational views of the templates shown in FIGURES 23A and 23B during construction to form a flat collapsed board; FIGURE 25 is a perspective view of a raised basket conveyor formed from the template shown in FIGURES 23A and 23B seen from above and from an extreme; With reference to the drawings an article conveyor is formed from one or more cardboard templates, corrugated cardboard or other suitable folding sheet material, for example plastic materials. The conveyor is adapted to accommodate a plurality of articles, for example six bottles arranged in two rows of three bottles each. It is visualized that the conveyor can be adapted to accommodate a different number of bottles according to the user's requirements. Returning to the first embodiment shown in Figures IA and IB, a conveyor formed from a three-part template is shown. The template 10 for forming the outer panels includes a longitudinal series of a support panel 12 of the first medium support panel 12, first end panel 14, first side panel 16, second end panel 18, second side panel 20, third end panel 22 and second panel 24 half hingedly connected to the next along lateral fold lines 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 and 36 respectively. It may further comprise an intermediate lateral fold line 19 to the fold lines 30 and 32 to divide the second end panel 18 into two portions 18a, 18b to form a basket basket "arrow profile", described in the foregoing.

H44 ¥ '4j *' irfH - "^ Mj-t .. ^^ * '-». Go, ** - < fí ?? ™ má i, itÉ' m ^ ubi? Iiuto A first panel 38 of The handle is disposed adjacent to the first end panel 14 and a first side panel 16 and is separated from these end side panels by cutting lines 40, 42. The cutting lines 40, 42 extend between the fold lines 26 and 30. The handle panel 38 is connected hinged to the first middle support panel 12 along an extension of the fold line 26 forming part of a side edge of the first handle panel 38. It will be apparent to the reader that the medium support panels are not the essential feature and the handle panels can be connected directly to the end panel in some embodiments. The handle panel 38 is connected to the opposite end panel 18 by means of an intermediate panel 50 which is hingedly connected to the side edge of the handle panel 38 along the crease line 53, and to an end panel by a notch portion along the fold line 30, as shown in Figure IA. The handle panel 38 may include a hand opening 44. In this embodiment, a hand damping fin 46 is connected along the fold line 48 to an upper edge of the hand opening 44. Preferably, a second handle panel 52 is provided which is disposed adjacent the second side panel 20 and the third end panel 22 and is separated from these side and end panels by lines 54, 56 of U? Já-ti ^ _tM -.? ..ati-ste .. cut. The cutting lines 54, 56 extend between the fold lines 32 and 36. The handle panel 52 is hingedly connected to the second middle support panel 24 along an extension of the fold line 36 that forms part of a side edge of the second handle panel 52. The handle panel 52 is connected to the opposite end panel 18 by means of an intermediate panel 64 which is hingedly connected to the side edge of the handle panel 52 along the fold line 66 and to an end panel 18 for a portion notch along the fold line 32, as shown in Figure IA. The handle panel 52 may include a hand opening 58. In this embodiment, a hand damping fin 60 is connected along the crease line 62 to an upper edge of the hand opening 60. In this embodiment, a three-fold handle structure is provided. The handle support panel 68 is disposed adjacent to the portion of the first end panel 18 and the intermediate panel 64. The handle support panel 68 is hingedly connected to a side edge of the second handle panel 52 along the fold line 66, but is otherwise separated from the template by the cutting line 65. A hand opening 70 is provided positioned intermediate the upper and lower edges of the handle support panel 68. Preferably, the hand opening 70 is - "*** - *** •« * "« * placed to align with hand openings 44 and 58 and in an established cardboard. It also comprises a base structure which in this embodiment is provided by the base panels 72, 74 connected in folded form to the side panels 16, 20 respectively. Appropriate security means are provided to secure the base panels together. For example, a glue flap 76 is connected to the base panel 72. Alternatively, the locking tabs glued from the base panel and a complementary locking opening are glued from the second base panel to receive and retain the locking tabs, as is well known. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that other methods of interlocking the base panels together during construction may be adapted and the invention is not limited to these features illustrated in the embodiments or described in the foregoing. In Figures IB, the dividing structure of the article conveyor formed from a second template 80 and a third template 80a is shown. The template 80 forms one side of the dividing structure and comprises a pair of transverse partition panels 82, 84, glued from a mid-division panel 86. The transverse partition panel 82 is glued from the middle panel 86 by the cutting line 87 and connected along it of the fold line 88. Likewise, the transverse partition panel 84 is glued from the middle panel 86 by the cutting lines 89, 90 and connected thereto along the fold line 82. In this embodiment, the fold line 92 is interrupted by the cutting line 87 extending in the transverse partition panel 84 to define a glue flap 94 connected in folded form to the transverse partition panel 82 along the line 96 fold. A second glue tab 98 may be connected to the transverse partition panel 84 along the fold line 99. Optionally, the glue tabs 94, 98 include protruding elements 91 defined by the cutting line 93 which interrupts the fold line of the glue flap. In use, the protruding elements increase the surface area of the glue tab to ensure. A hook 97 may be provided along the bottom edge of the middle panel 86 to provide a detachable connection to the base structure. The template 80a is similar to the template 80 and therefore as the panels are designed by the same reference number with the addition of the letter Therefore, only the differences between the template 80 and the template 80a are described in more detail . A tongue 95a may be provided which is connected in a folded manner to the middle panel 86a along the fold line 79a. In use hAtA &A iííií £ iM A.? AÍAÍZ k k **. i. The end tab is secured to the fin 93a extending in the transverse partition panel 82 a defined in part by the cutting line 77 a. . In use, fin 93a is adapted to be secured to a medium support panel 12, 24 described below. It is visualized that the number and position of the transverse partition panels of each template can be changed according to the number of article receiving cells required. The construction of a complete conveyor of the first embodiment shown in Figures 2 and 3 in a flat collapsed condition from the template requires a series of sequential bending and glue operations that can be performed in a straight line gumming machine. way that the cardboard is not required to turn or reverse to complete its construction. The gumming positions of the templates are enhanced by scratching although it is visualized that another form of the template can be gummed in other positions, if desired. The folding process is not limited to that described below and may be altered according to the particular manufacturing requirements. In this way, the templates 80 and 80a are secured to the template 10. In this embodiment, the wings 94, 98 are secured to the side panel 16 and the middle panel 86 is secured to the handle panel 38 by glue or other suitable means. Similarly, the glue flaps 94a and 98a are secured to the side panel 20 and the medium division panel 86a is secured to the handle panel 52 by glue or other suitable means. In this way, the cardboard is in a first construction stage, shown in Figure 2a. After this, the handle support panel 68 is folded around the fold line 66 and in face contact with the handle panel 52 so that the openings 70 and 58 are aligned. The end panel 18 is bent out of alignment with the adjacent side panels 16, 20 along the fold lines 30, 19, 32 respectively so that the intermediate panels 50, 64 are in a face contact relationship. with each end panel part 18a, 18b respectively. In some embodiments, the intermediate panels 50, 64 are secured to the end panel 18 by glue or other suitable means in the art. The middle support panels 12, 24 are also folded in face contact relation with the respective end panels 14, 22 and the handle panels 38, 58 and can be secured together by glue or other suitable means in the art. The outer panels 18b, 20, 22 form one side of the partition, they are bent in face contact relation with the outer panels 18a, 16 or 14 forming the other side of the partition.

By folding the panels in this way, the two sides of the basket conveyor are put in a face-to-face relationship with each other and the handle panels 52, 68 are secured together with the inner face of the handle panel 38 by glue or other means known in the art. Preferably, the tongue 93a is secured to the middle panel 86 and the medium support panels 12, 24 can be secured to the portions of the panels 86, 86a by respective means by glue or other means known in the art. In those embodiments with flap 95a the end panel 18 is secured. The carton is then in an intermediate stage shown in Figure 2B: a complete collapsed article conveyor whereby the second end panel 22, the second side panel 20 and the outer handle panel 52 are placed in a face-to-face relationship. face with the first end wall 14, the first side panel 16 and the handle panel 38 respectively. The carton of the first embodiment is commonly referred to as an "arrow profile" package, since the end panels are folded around a central crease line to define a guide edge 37 and two trailing edges defined by the lines 30 and 32 fold. To lift the article conveyor, the guide and tracking edges of the collapsed conveyor move internally towards each one. This causes the end panels 14, 22 and 18, and the side panels 16 and 20 to move from a flat collapsed condition into a substantially rectangular configuration that facilitates the construction of individual cells. In this way, the transverse partition panels 82, 84 are automatically deployed moving out of alignment with the first side panel 16 and the handle panel 38.; and they are folded around the crease lines 88 and 92 respectively so that the transverse direction panels 82, 84 are in a substantially perpendicular relationship with respect to the handle panel 38 and the side panel 16. As illustrated in Figure 3, in this way they form three cells Cl, C2, C3. Similarly, the transverse partition panels 82a, 84a move out of alignment with the second side panel 20 and the handle panel 52 and are folded around the fold lines 88a, 92a respectively so that the panel 82a, 84a The transverse division is in a perpendicular relationship with respect to the handle panel 52 and the side wall panel 20 so that three additional cells are formed. In use, the cross split loaves can be separated and support the articles in adjacent cells. The carton is then ready to receive the articles that are loaded by the relative vertical movement between the articles and the conveyor during the forward feed movement well known in the art by which the articles enter their respective cells through the lower open conveyor. Alternatively, the bottles can enter their respective cell through the upper part of the conveyor. Then, the base is formed whereby the base panels 72 and 74 are put in an overlapping relationship and connected together by security means well known in the art. In this embodiment, the glue flap 76 is glued to the base panel 74. The base panels can be held in place before loading and / or after loading by engaging the base panels 62 and 74 with the hooks 97, 97a shown in Figures 1 and 3. In use, the tabs 46, 60 of handle are folded around the handle panels 38, 52 to additionally secure the hand structure H and the cardboard. In this way, the cardboard of the first embodiment is a condition established as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. Returning to the construction of the second embodiment shown in Figures 4A and 4B there is shown an article conveyor formed from a two part template. The templates are capable of forming a "parallelogram profile" package described below. The template 110, shown in Figure 4A, provides the outer panels of the conveyor and includes in longitudinal series, a first medium support panel 112, first side panel 116, first end panel 118, second side panel 120 and second end panel 122 connected in folded form one to the next along side fold lines 126, 130, 132, 134 respectively. A first handle panel 138 is disposed adjacent the first end panel 118 and the first side panel 116 and is separated from the side and end panels by the cut lines 140, 142 extending from the fold line 126 and within. of the end panel 118. Panel 138 of The handle is hingedly connected to an upper edge of the end panel 118 by a notch portion. The connection point must be in a central part, if you want the handle to be located centrally. The handle panel 138 is connected in a folded manner along its opposite edge to the panel 112 15 of medium support by an intermediate panel 150. In this embodiment, the intermediate panel 150 is hingedly connected to a side edge of the handle panel 138 along the fold line 151 and to the middle support panel along the fold line 30 as shown in the Figure. 4A. He The handle panel 138 may include a hand opening 144. In this embodiment, a hand damping vane 146 is connected along the fold line 148 to an upper edge of the hand opening 44. Preferably, a second handle panel 152 is 25 provides which is disposed adjacent to a second panel • r.rse * .-, - »-" 120 lateral and the second end panel 122 and is separated from the side and end panels by the cutting lines 154 and 156 respectively which extend from the fold lines 132 and inside the end panel 122. The handle panel 152 is hingedly connected to an upper edge of the end panel 122 by a notch portion and to the opposite end panel 118 by an intermediate panel 164. In this embodiment, the intermediate panel 164 is connected in a folded manner to a side edge of the handle panel 152 along the fold line 165 and to an end panel 118 along the fold line 132, as shown in Figure 4A. The second handle panel 152 includes a hand opening 158. In this embodiment, a hand damping fin 160 is connected along the fold line 162 to an upper edge of the hand opening 158. In this embodiment, a three-fold handle structure is provided which includes a pair of handle support panels 168, 169. Each support panel 168, 169 is connected in a folded manner to the opposite side edges of the handle panel 138 which are folded so that the opposite side edges of each support panel are put into engagement when the support panels are put in a face contact relationship with the handle panel 138. More particularly, the handle support panel 168 is connected in a folded manner to the handle panel 138 along the line 155 and includes a hand opening 170, positioned intermediate the upper and lower edges of the handle support panel 168. The hand opening 170 is positioned to align with the hand openings 154, 158 in an established cardboard. Similarly, the handle support panel 169 includes the hand opening 171. A base structure is formed from the panels 172, 174 and the security means which in this embodiment is substantially the same as the first embodiment and is therefore not described in more detail. The dividing structure of the article conveyor is formed from a second template 180. The template 180 comprises a pair of transverse division panel 182, 184 glued from a mid-division panel 186. The transverse partition panel 182 is glued from the middle panel 186 by cutting lines 185, 187 and 190 and is connected in a folded manner thereto along the interrupted fold line 188. It will be seen from Figure 4B that the interrupted fold line 188 is positioned intermediate the opposite ends of the transverse partition panel 182 to define a two-part partition panel 114 and 189. The fold line 188 can be moved to any intermediate position of the ends to alter the respective lengths of each panel part 182. The transverse partition panel 182 can further comprise the fin 194 of the. ttkJütai lllul? iuab? H? i? ki -f ~ - ?? &J ** - &**. "- *" * - "*" - • * - «-» • 'glue connected in folded form thereto along the fold line 195. As in the first embodiment, it is visualized that the number and position of the transverse panels can be altered according to the number of article receiving cells required. Likewise, the transverse partition panel 196 is glued from the middle panel 186 by the cutting lines 191, 193 and 195 and is connected in a folded manner thereto along the fold line 192. The interrupted fold line 192 is intermediate intermediate the opposite ends of the transverse partition panel 184 to define a two-part partition panel 115, 196. It may further comprise the fin 198 of glue connected in folded form to the transverse partition panel 184 along the fold lines 197. They may further comprise the middle glue fins 176, 178 connected in a folded form to the opposite side edges of the middle panel 186 along the fold lines 177 and 179 respectively. The construction of the card is substantially identical to that described in the fifth embodiment illustrated in Figures 10 to 13 below and is not, therefore, described in greater detail. A common characteristic shared by the first and second modalities refers to the structure H of ¡Üálaiii i V- - «* ¡*» J ».t» handle panel. More particularly, the handle panels and, as the case may be, the handle support panels are coplanar. The upper edges of the handle panels are # collinear as shown in Figure IA and 4A, as to decrease the wasted cardboard due to adjacent templates can be stuck from a continuous roll with their respective upper edges in engagement. Figure 4C illustrates adjacent templates 110 of the second embodiment and it will be noted that an efficient use of the cardboard is achieved.

Preferably, the base panels 172, 174 of the # Templates are ways to join with the base panels of the next adjacent template: again to decrease cardboard waste. The construction of the third modality is described 15 by reference to Figures 5A, 5B, 6, 7A, 7B and 8. As shown in these drawings, an article conveyor formed from a template of three parts of the conveyor, is an "arrow profile" package. , similar to the first modality described in the foregoing and therefore, 20 similar panels are designated by the same prefix reference number by the number "2". Therefore, only the differences between the first and third modalities are described in more detail. It will be seen from Figure 5A that the 25 panels 212, 224 medium support, are in this modality more Wide ÜÉij, to provide a large surface to secure panels 286, 286a corresponding means. In this embodiment, the hooks 297, 297a are provided along the lower edge of the middle support panels 212 and 224 for engaging corresponding apertures in the base structure, to hold the board therein in an established condition prior to loading and / or after loading. In this embodiment, the handle H (Figure 8) is a four-fold structure provided by outer handle panels 238, 252 and the handle support flaps 268 and 268a shown in Figure 5A. Each handle flap 268 and 268a is connected in a folded manner to an upper edge of the corresponding handle panel 238, 252 along the fold line 270 and 270a respectively so that it can be folded around its respective fold lines so that during the construction, the -asa support wings can be placed in face contact relationship with their adjacent handle panel shown in Figure 7B. The templates 280, 280a for forming the middle transverse division structures, shown in Figure 5B, differ from the templates 80, 80a of the templates of the first embodiment in that they comprise medium support flaps 295 and 295a that are connected in folded form to panels 286 and 286a means respectively throughout the fold lines 279 and 279a. It may further comprise a tongue 293 glued from the middle panel 286 and the tongue 293a glued from the middle panel 296a. Each tab 293, 293a is adapted to be secured to the other middle panel 286a, 286 by glue or other suitable means, which is illustrated in more detail in Figure 7B. The profile of the free edge of the tabs 293, 293a is defined by the cutting line 289 and 289a, which in this embodiment includes three protruding elements for lengthening the surface area to separate the adjacent cells. The shape of the upper edges of the template and more particularly the handle support panel 268, the handle panel 238 and the intermediate panel 250 and the end panel 218a is shaped to receive the corresponding panels of the next adjacent template 210. As illustrated in Figure 6, the adjacent templates are glued from a continuous roll of sheet material whereby the adjacent templates are formed as mirror images, so that they are joined together to thereby achieve efficient use of the board. Thus, in this embodiment, the waste material is illustrated by the hatched section marked by the letter W. Beneficially, the shape of the handle structure decreases the amount of wasted cardboard and, advantageously, provides aesthetically pleasing conformation of the handle.

Preferably, the shape of the base panels 274, 272 are substantially trapezoidal so that the bottom edges of the adjacent templates are joined thereto to decrease the amount of cardboard required. The construction of the third embodiment is similar to the first embodiment whereby the middle support panels 212, 224 are bent in contact relation facing the middle panel 286 is secured to the middle support panel 212, the handle panel 238 and the glue flaps 294, 298 are secured to the side panel 216, but the middle panel is otherwise disconnected from the jig 210, as shown in Figure 7A. Similarly, the middle panel 286a is secured to the middle support panel 224, the handle panel 252 and the glue flaps 294a and 298a are secured to the side panel 220. In this way, the cardboard is in a first stage of construction, shown in Figure 7A. After this the template is folded around the fold lines 230, 219, and 232 so that the second end panel 222, the second side panel 220 and the second handle panel 252 are connected in a face-to-face relationship , with the first end wall 214, first side panel 216 and handle panel 238 respectively to provide a package in a flat collapsed condition in an "arrow profile" and the guide edge is defined by line 226, 236 of fold and comprises two edges of - 1 - ..J- -Í.? .- .-. Ut-J .... "-t-ij-t-i- ^^ ^^ f tracking defined by the fold lines 230 and 232 respectively. In those embodiments with the medium support flaps 295 and 295a that are secured to the end panel 218 are shown in Figure 7B. To lift the article conveyor, the guide and tracking edges of the collapsed conveyor move internally towards each, as described above in the first embodiment to construct the individual cells. The articles enter their respective cells, Cl, C2, C3 to complete the loading process, ready to be supplied to the user, and the handle structure H and the base structure are also formed in the same way to provide a cardboard similar to that described in the Figure The fourth embodiment of the cardboard is illustrated in Figures 9A and 9B. As shown in these drawings, an article conveyor formed from a three part template, the conveyor is an "arrow profile" package similar to the third embodiment described above and therefore similar panels are designated by the same reference number prefixed by the number "3" to replace the number "2". Therefore, only the differences between the third and fourth modalities are described in more detail. After observing from Figure 9A that the handle is a three-fold structure, provided by the outer handle panels 338, 352 formed from the template 310 and a handle support panel 368 formed from one of the middle panels 386a. It may further comprise a handle opening 370 glued from handle support panel 368 to align with the hand openings 344 and 358. The construction of the fourth embodiment is substantially the same as the third embodiment and is therefore not described in greater detail. Of course, the advantages of the third modality apply to the fourth modality. Therefore, the handle structure of this embodiment results in a shorter fold time because there are no handle support panels connected to the handle panels 338, 352 that need to be folded. The fifth embodiment is illustrated by reference to Figures 10A, 10B, 11, 12A, 12B and 13. Returning first to the characteristics of the fifth embodiment of the article conveyor by reference to Figures 10A and 10B, the two-part template is shown. . The templates are capable of forming a "parallelogram profile" package similar to the second embodiment described above and, therefore, similar panels are designated by the same reference number but prefixed by the number "4" instead of the "1". Therefore, only the differences between the second and fifth modalities are described in more detail. It will be seen from Figure 10a that the H-handle is a structure of ? jk * Á ^. - * Z¿A £ ** S .- * Aí.A, AjizA, three folds, provided by the outer handle panels 438 and 452 formed from the template 410. The handle support panel 468 is formed from of the middle panel 486 and further may comprise a hand opening 470 thus placed to align with the hand openings 444 and 458 in an established carton. Beneficially, the handle structure of this mode enables the handle to be formed more quickly since there are no handle support panels connected to the handle panel and need to be bent. The shape of the upper edges of the template 410 and more particularly the handle panels 438, 452, the intermediate panels 450, 464 and the end panels 418 and 422 are shaped to receive the corresponding panels of the next adjacent template 410. As illustrated in Figure 11, adjacent templates are glued from a continuous roll of sheet material whereby adjacent templates are formed as mirror images, so that they can be joined together, thereby achieving efficient use of the board. Beneficially, the shape of the handle structure decreases the amount of wasted cardboard and advantageously provides aesthetically pleasing conformation of the handle. Preferably, the shape of the base panels 472, 474 are substantially trapezoidal so that the bottom edges of the template are joined together to thereby decrease the amount of cardboard required. The construction of the complete conveyor of the fifth embodiment shown in Figures 12A, 12B and 13, from a template forms a flat collapsed condition and within an established carton is achieved through a series of operations sequentially gummed and bent which can performed in a straight line gumming machine, so that the cardboard is not required to turn or invert to complete its construction. The gumming positions of the templates are highlighted by hatching, although it is visualized that other templates can be gummed to other positions if desired. The folding process is not limited to that described below and may be altered according to the particular manufacturing requirements. In this way, the template 480 is secured to the template 410. In this embodiment, the adhesive flap 494 is secured to the side panel 416 and the middle panel 486 is secured to the handle panel 438 so that the backing panel 468 handle is aligned with handle panel 438. The medium support flap 478 is secured to an end panel 418 by glue or other suitable means known in the art. In this way, the cardboard is in a first construction stage shown in Figure 12A. Then, the glue fin 412 is folded around the fold line 426 in face contact relationship with the side panel 416 and outer panels 420 and 422 are folded around the fold line 432 and in face contact with the middle panel 406. The end panel 422 is secured to the glue fin 412 and the transverse glue fin 498 is secured to the side wall 420. The handle panel 452 is secured to the opposite side of the handle support panel 468 and the middle support panel 476 is secured to the end panel 422. By folding and securing the panels in this way, the two sides of the basket conveyor are brought into face-to-face relationship so that the article conveyor is in a complete and collapsed condition, shown in Figure 12B to be supplied to the end user. of the carton, for example, a packer. The cardboard of the fifth embodiment is commonly referred to as a "parallelogram profile" package since the guide edge is defined by the fold line 432 and the trailing edge is defined by the diametrically opposite edge provided by the line 426 fold. To lift the article carrier, the guide and tracking edges of the collapsed conveyor move inwardly towards each other, this causes the end panels 422 and 418 and the side panels 416 and 420 to move from a flat collapsed position in a rectangular configuration that facilitates construction ítlub £ t¿.¿ * - í- íi¡ &.? Í, .. £. - * ___-. «-«. . automatic of the individual cells. In this way, the transverse partition panels 482 and 484 move out of alignment with the first and second side panels 416, 420 respectively and bend around the fold lines 488 and 492, so that the transverse partition panels they are in a substantially perpendicular relationship with respect to the handle panel 468 and the side panels 416 and 420. It will be seen from Figure 13 that each part 414, 490; 415, 496 extend from each side of the middle panel to form two rows of three cells Cl, C2, C3. In effect, the fold lines 488, 492 act as pivot points for the partition panels. In use, the transverse partition panels can be separated and support the articles in adjacent cells. The carton is then ready to receive the articles that are loaded by a relative vertical movement between the articles and the conveyor during forward feed movement well known in the art by which the articles enter their respective cells through the lower open conveyor. Alternately, the bottles can enter their respective cells through the upper part of the conveyor. Then, the base is formed in substantially the same manner as described above so that the base panels 472, 474 are connected together by security means.

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Similarly, the handle tabs 446, 460 are folded around the handle 468, 452 to additionally secure the hand structure H and the cardboard. In this way, the cardboard of the fifth embodiment is a condition established as shown in Figure 13 of the drawings. The sixth embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Figures 14A, 14B, 15A, 15B and 16. As shown in these drawings an article conveyor is formed from a three part template: the conveyor is a parallelogram profile package similar to the fifth embodiment described in the foregoing and therefore similar panels are designated by the same reference number prefixed with the number "5" instead of "4". Therefore, only the differences between the sixth and fifth modalities are described in more detail. With respect to the template 510 for forming the outer panels, it will be seen from Figure 14A that the handle is a four-fold structure provided by the outer handle panels 538, 552 and the handle support flaps 568 and 568a. Each handle flap 568, 568a are connected in folded form to an upper edge of the corresponding handle panel 538, 552 along the fold lines 570, 570a respectively to be able to bend around their adjacent fold lines so that, during construction, the handle flaps can be placed in face contact relationship with their adjacent handle panel, shown in Figure 15B. A two-part template 580, 580a is provided to form the middle and transverse division structures shown in Figure 14B and is substantially similar to the third embodiment illustrated in Figure 5B. It will be noted that the position of the tabs 593, 593a differ from the third embodiment although each tab is adapted to be secured to the other middle panel 586, 582 by glue or other suitable means known in the art and to separate adjacent cells. In this embodiment, the outgoing E elements of each tab overlap to be secured together, shown in Figure 15B. The construction of the sixth embodiment is similar to the fifth embodiment described above so that the transverse partition panels are secured to the respective side panels, the middle panel is secured to the handle panel and the middle support flaps secured to panels respective ends shown in Figure 15A. Then, one side of the basket conveyor is folded around the fold line 532 in face contact relationship with the middle structure and secured together as described above to form a flat collapsed conveyor illustrated in Figure 15B. To lift the conveyor of the sixth mode, the guide and tracking edges of the collapsed conveyor move internally towards each other as described above in the fifth embodiment to construct the individual cells and the articles that enter their respective cells Cl, C2, C3 to complete the charging process, ready to be supplied to the user . The handle structure H and the base structure are also formed in a similar manner to provide a completely raised board similar to that described in Figure 16. The advantages of the shape of the upper edges of the template and the basis of the present embodiment and they have been referred to with respect to the fifth modality in the foregoing and are therefore not described in greater detail. The seventh embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Figures 17A, 17B, 18A, 18B and 19. As shown in these drawings, an article conveyor is formed of a three part template: the conveyor is a similar parallelogram profile package to the sixth embodiment described above and therefore similar panels are designated by the same reference number prefixed with the number "6" instead of "5". Therefore only the differences between the sixth and seventh modalities are described in greater detail. It can be seen from Figure 17A, that the handle is a four-fold structure provided by the outer handle panels 638, 652 and the handle support flaps 668 and 668a. Each handle flap 668, 668a is -. 'ÉJ -a. f.?aaaaaaaaaa .. && amp; & amp; aav a. -aea-w & -t &-connected in folded form to an upper edge of the corresponding handle panel 638, 652 along the fold lines 670, 670a respectively to fold around its adjacent fold lines so that, during construction, the handle flaps may be placed in face contact relationship with their adjacent handle panel shown in Figure 18B. In this embodiment, the outer template further comprises a pair of transverse partition panels 631, 633 which interconnect in a folded manner the handle panel 638 and the side panel 616. It may further comprise a pair of transverse partition panels 651, 653 that interconnect in a folded form the handle panel 652 and the side panel 620. The glue fins 650 and 664 are provided to be secured to the adjacent end panel 622, 618 respectively. A two-part template 680, 680a is provided to form the middle and transverse division structures shown in Figure 17B and is substantially similar to the third embodiment illustrated in Figure 5B. Therefore, only the differences are described. The panels 682, 684; 682a, 684a of transverse division are constructed in a different way and, in fact, it is not necessary for the glue fins to be included because these panels can be secured to the panels 631, 633; 651, 653 respectively. It will be noted that the position of the tabs 693, 693a í ^ ---- ¿«« «-. ja ....- ^ - a ^ .t.t »-. l? .. a < t »-a-; --4id "< 44 they differ from the third embodiment although each tab is adapted to be secured to the other panel 686, 686a medium by glue or other suitable means known in the art by the projecting elements shown in Figure 18B. The construction of the seventh embodiment is similar to part of the preceding embodiments described in the foregoing, whereby the transverse partition panels are secured to respective side panels, the middle panel is secured to the handle panel and the mid-support flaps are secure to the respective end panels shown in Figure 18A. In addition, panels 684, 682; 684a, 682a of transverse division are secured to the panels 633, 631; 651, 653 of adjacent transverse division of the outer template 610. Then, one side of the basket conveyor is folded around the fold line 632 in face contact relationship with the middle structure and secured together as described above to form a flat collapsed conveyor illustrated in 18B. To lift the conveyor, the guide and tracking edges of the collapsed conveyor move internally towards each as described in the above in the fifth mode to automatically construct individual cells and the articles enter their respective cells C1, C2, C3 for complete the loading process, ready to be supplied to the user. The handle structure H and the .. A »,? Fe = a ---- A ---. 1ifit? Wh base structure are also formed in the same way to provide a raised board completely similar to that illustrated in Figure 19. The advantages of the form of the upper edges of the template and the basis of the present embodiment have already been referred to with respect to the fifth embodiment in the foregoing and are therefore not described in greater detail. A further advantage of the present invention is that the insoles form the dividing structure which can be reduced in width because, it is not necessary for the transverse partition panels 682, 684 to extend the width of the cell when the outer transverse panels provide the rigidity. Referring now to Figures 20A and 20B, an eighth embodiment of the invention is shown. An article conveyor is formed from one or more templates 710 of cardboard or other suitable folding sheet material. The conveyor is adapted to accommodate a plurality of articles, for example six bottles arranged in two rows of three bottles each. It is visualized that the conveyor can be adapted to accommodate a different number of items according to the user's requirements. In this embodiment, the conveyor is formed from a two-part template and the template 710, which forms the outer panels, includes a longitudinal series í * ..? LÁAA * 4tít ?? ¿, L? á & Sik .. of a first medium support panel 712, first end panel 714, first side panel 716, second end panel 718, second side panel 720, third end panel 722 and second half panel 724 hingedly connected to one of the following along of the lateral fold lines 726, 728, 730, 732, 734 and 736 respectively. In addition, it may comprise a line 719 of intermediate lateral fold to the fold lines 730 and 732 for dividing the second end panel 718 into two parts (718a, 718b) to form an "arrow profile" basket conveyor, described in FIG. the above. A first handle panel 738 is disposed adjacent to the second end panel 718 and the first side panel 716 and is separated from these side and end panels by the cut line 742. The cutting line 742 extends between the fold lines 728 and 719. The handle panel 738 is hingedly connected to the second end panel 718 along an extension of the fold line 719 that forms part of a side edge of the first handle panel 738. The handle panel 738 is connected to the first end panel 714 by means of an intermediate panel 750 which is hingedly connected to the side edge of the handle panel 738 along the fold line 751, and to the first end panel 714 along fold line 728. The handle panel 738 may include an opening 744 hand. In this embodiment, a hand damping vane 746 is connected along the fold line 748 to an upper edge of the hand opening 744. A second handle panel 752 is disposed adjacent the second side panel 720 and the second end panel 718 and secured from these side and end panels by the cut lines 754, 765. The cutting lines 754, 756 extend between the fold lines 719 and 734. The handle panel 752 is hingedly connected to the handle panel 738 along the fold line 719. The handle panel 752 is connected to the third end panel 722 by means of an intermediate panel 764 which is hingedly connected to the side edge of the handle panel 752 along the fold lines 766, and to an end panel 722 a length of fold line 734. The handle panel 752 may include a hand opening 758. In this embodiment, a hand damping fin 760 is connected along the fold line 762 to an upper edge of the hand opening 760. In this embodiment, a three-fold handle structure is provided. The handle support panel 768 is disposed adjacent to the part of the intermediate panel 750 and the middle support panel 712. The handle support panel 768 is hingedly connected to a side edge of the first handle panel 738 along the fold line 751, but is separates the template differently. In alternative embodiments, the handle support panel may alternatively be connected to a second handle panel 752. A hand recess 770 is preferably provided and positioned to align with the hand openings 744 and 758 in an established carton. The hooks 797, 797a may be provided along the bottom edges of the first and second panels 712 and 724 means to provide a detachable connection to the base structure. It also comprises a base structure which in this embodiment is provided by the base panels 772, 774 connected in folded form to the side panels 716, 720 respectively. The appropriate security means is provided to secure the base panels together. For example, a glue flap 776 is connected to the base panel 772. Alternatively, the locking tabs glued from the base panel and a complementary pair of locking openings are folded from the second base panel to receive and retain the locking tabs, as is well known. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that other methods of interlocking the base panels together during construction may be adopted and the invention is not limited to these features illustrated in the embodiments or described in the foregoing.

I-JLAJ * -ttetav As shown in Figures 20B, both sides of a dividing structure of the article carrier is preferably formed from a second jig 780. The jig 780 comprises a pair of transverse partition panels 782, 784. pasted from a mid-division 786 panel. The transverse partition panel 782 is glued from the middle panel 786 by the cut line 787 and connected thereto along the fold line 788. Similarly, the transverse partition panel 784 is glued from the middle panel 786 by the cut lines 789, 790 and connected thereto along the fold line 792. In this embodiment, the fold line 792 is interrupted by the cutting line 787 extending in the transverse partition panel 784 to define a glue flap 794 connected in folded form to the transverse partition panel 782 along the line 796 fold. A second glue flap 798 may be connected to the transverse partition panel 784 along the fold line 799. The fold lines 799 and 796 are preferably interrupted by the cutting line 799 and 796 respectively. A tab 795 is preferably glued to the mid-division panel 786 which is defined by the cut line 783 and the fold line 791. An additional tongue 793 is preferably glued to the transverse panel 782 and is defined by a cutting line 793 and the fold line 788. A second midrange 786a panel -Item?,?-? . substantially gives the image of the first at 786, along fold line 791 and therefore similar panels are designated by the same reference number with the addition of the letter "a". Therefore, only the differences between the template 780 and the template 780a are described in more detail. A protruding partition 785 of the panel 786a is provided to cooperate with the handle support panel 768 and thereby ensure that the handle is completely threefold. A corresponding cutting portion is included in the opposite edge of the template to decrease cardboard waste if the multiple templates are pasted in a pattern in a mosaic design. It is visualized that the number and position of the transverse partition panels of each template can be changed according to the number and size of the receiving cells of required articles. The construction of a complete conveyor of the eighth embodiment shown in Figures 21A and 21B in a flat collapsed condition from the template requires a series of sequential folding and gumming operations that can be performed in a straight line gumming machine in a manner that the cardboard is not required to turn or invert to complete its construction. The gumming positions of the templates are highlighted by scratching although visualize that the templates can be gummed to other positions if desired. The folding process is not limited to that described below and may be altered according to the particular manufacturing requirements. In this way, the template 780 is secured to the template 710. In this embodiment, the wings 794, 798 are secured to the side panel 716 and the middle panel 786 to the handle panel 738 by glue or other suitable means. Similarly, the glue flaps 794a and 798a are secured to the side panel 720 and the medium division panel 786a is secured to the handle panel 752 by glue or other suitable means. In this way, the cardboard is in a first construction stage, shown in Figure 21A. Then, the handle support panel 768 is bent around the fold line 751 and in face contact with the handle panel 738 so that the recess 770 and the opening 758 are aligned. The first and third end panels 714 and 722 are folded inwardly along the fold lines 728 and 734 respectively, so that the middle support panels 712 and 724 can be secured to the media panels 786 and 768a respectively using glue u another suitable means known in the art. The second end panel 718 is folded in half along the fold line 719 so that the intermediate panels 750, 764 are in contacting relationship with each other. --- * -. - -. -the . 3 & amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; face with the first end panel 714. In some embodiments, the intermediate panels 750, 764 are secured to the first end panel 714 by glue or other suitable means in the art. The handle panels 738, 752 can be secured together by glue or other suitable means in the art. The outer panels 718b, 720, 722 form one side of the division that bends in face contact relation with the outer panels 718a, 716, 714 forming the other side of the division. By folding the panels in this way, the two sides of the basket conveyor are put in a face-to-face relationship with each other and the handle panels 752, 768 are secured together with the inside face of the handle panel 738 by glue or another means known in the art. Preferably, the tab 793a is secured to the tongue 793. The cardboard is then in an intermediate stage, shown in Figure 21B: a collapsed article conveyor completed with what the third end panel 722, second side panel 720 and the panel 752 of the outer handle are placed in a face-to-face relationship with the first end panel 714, the first side panel 716 and the handle panel 738 respectively. The carton of the first embodiment is commonly referred to as an "arrow profile" package, since the end panels are folded around a central fold line for defining two tracking edges 736, 726 and a guide edge defined by the fold lines 719. To lift the article carrier, the guide and tracking edges of the collapsed conveyor move inward toward each other. This causes the end panels 714, 722 and 718, and the side panels 716 and 720 to move from a flat collapsed condition into a rectangular configuration that facilitates the construction of individual cells. As illustrated in Figure 22, three cells Cl, C2, C3 are formed in this way. Similarly, the transverse partition panels 782a, 784a move out of alignment with the second side panel 720 and handle panel 752 and are folded around the fold lines 788a, 792a respectively so that the partition panels 794a, 798a cross section are in a perpendicular relationship with respect to handle panel 752 and side wall panel 720. In this way the transverse partition panels 794, 798 move out of alignment with the first side panel 716 and the handle panel 738 and are folded around the fold lines 788 and 792 respectively so that the panels 782, 784 of The transverse division is in a substantially perpendicular relationship with respect to the handle panel 738 and the side panel 716 so that three additional cells are formed. In use, the panels of the division ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^^ gs ^^^ Éil? M • a. 54 transverse can separate and support the items in the adjacent cells. The carton is then ready to receive the articles that are preferably loaded by the relative vertical movement between the articles and the conveyor during forward feed movement as is well known in the art, whereby the articles enter their respective cells through of the open lower part of the conveyor. Alternatively, the bottles can enter their respective cells through the upper part of the conveyor. After this, the base is formed whereby the base panels 722 and 724 are put in an overlapping relationship and connected together by the security means well known in the art. In this embodiment, the glue flap 776 is glued to the base panel 774. The base panels can be held in place before loading and / or after loading by engaging the base panels 772, 774 with the hooks 797, 797a shown in Figures 20A and 21A. In use, the handle tabs 746, 760 are folded around the handle panels 738, 752 to additionally secure the hand structure H and the cardboard. In this way, the cardboard of the first embodiment is in a condition established as shown in Figure 22 of the drawings.

Returning to the construction of the ninth embodiment shown in Figures 23A and 23B there is shown an article conveyor formed from a two part template. The templates are capable of forming a "profile" package in parallelogram, described below. The templates 810, shown in Figure 23A, provide the outer panels of the conveyor and include a longitudinal series, a glue fin 812, first side panel 816, first end panel 818, second side panel 820 and second end panel 822 connected in folded form from one to the next along the lateral fold lines 826, 830, 832, 834 respectively. A first handle panel 838 is disposed adjacent the first end panel and first side panel 818 and is separated from the side and end panels by the cut line 842 extending from the fold line 826 and within the panel 818. of end. The handle panel 838 is hingedly connected to an upper edge of the end panel 818. The connection point must be in a central part, if you wish so that the handle is centrally located. The handle panel 838 is connected in a folded manner along its edge opposite the glue tab 812 by an intermediate panel 850. In this embodiment, the intermediate panel 850 is hingedly connected to a side edge of the handle panel 838 along the crease line 851, and to the flap glue along fold line 826 as shown in Figure 23A. The handle panel 838 may include a pair of hand / finger openings 844, 844a. In this embodiment, a pair of hand damping fins 846, 846a are connected along the fold lines 848, 84-8a to the upper edges of the respective hand openings 844, 844a. A second handle panel 852 is disposed adjacent a second side panel 820 and the second end panel 822 and is separated from the side and end panels by the cut lines 854 and 856 respectively extending from the fold lines 832. and within end panel 822. The handle panel 852 is hingedly connected to the upper edge end panel 822 and the opposite end panel 818 by an intermediate panel 864. In this embodiment, the intermediate panel 864 is connected in a folded manner to a side edge of the handle panel 852 along the fold line 865 and to the end panel 818 along the fold line 832. The second handle panel 852 preferably includes a pair of hand / finger openings 858, 858a. In this embodiment, the hand damping fins 860, 860a are connected along the fold lines 862 and 862a to an upper edge of the respective hand openings 858, 858a. In this embodiment, a three-fold handle structure is provided which includes a handle support panel 868 hingedly connected to a side edge of the handle panel 852 along the fold line 855. The support panel 868 further includes a hand opening 870, positioned intermediate the upper and lower edges of the handle support panel 688. The hand opening 870 is positioned to align with the hand openings 854, 858 in an established carton. In alternative kinds of embodiments, two openings may be provided in the handle support panel 868 that accommodates to be in register with the openings in the handle panels in an established carton. A base structure is formed of panels 872, 874 which in this embodiment is substantially the same as the eighth embodiment and is therefore not described in greater detail. The dividing structure of the article conveyor is formed from a template 880. The template 880 comprises a pair of transverse partition panels 882, 884 glued from a mid-division panel 886. The transverse partition panel 882 is glued from the middle panel 886 by the cut lines 885 and 881 and is connected in a folded manner thereto along the fold line 888. The transverse partition panel 882 is additionally hingedly connected to the glue flap 894 along the fold line 896. As in the first embodiment, it is visualized that the number and position of the transverse panels can be altered according to the number of article receiving cells required. Similarly, the transverse partition panel 884 is glued from the middle panel 886 by extensions of the cut lines 885 and 881 and is connected in a folded manner thereto along the fold line 892. The transverse panel 884 is further hingedly connected to the glue flap 894 along the fold line 899. The panel The middle division 10 is also hingedly connected from the opposite edges thereof to the glue fins 883, 887 and 889. A second middle panel 886a is hingedly connected to panel 886 along line 891 of 15 fold. The second panel 886a medium is similar to panel 786, and therefore similar panels are designated by the same reference number with the addition of the letter The only difference between the panels is that the glue panel 894a does not extend into this modality in panel 886, 20 in contrast to panel 894 that actually extends into panel 886a. The construction of the completed conveyor of the ninth embodiment shown, in Figures 23C, 24A and 24B, in a flat collapsed condition from the template 25 requires a series of sequential folding and gluing operations that can be performed on a straight line gumming machine, so that the cardboard is not required to rotate or reverse to complete its construction. The gumming positions of the templates are highlighted by hatching, although it is visualized that other templates can be gummed to other positions if desired. The folding process is not limited to that described below and may be altered according to the particular manufacturing requirements. Thus, with reference to Figure 23C, the template 880 is folded around the fold line 891 in a direction indicated by the arrow X so that the panel 886a substantially underlies the panel 886. The folded template 880 is secured to the template 810. In this embodiment, the glue flap 894a is secured to the side panel 816, the middle panel 886a is secured to the handle panel 838 and the glue flap 883a is secured to the first end panel 818. In this way, the cardboard is in a first construction stage, shown in Figure 24A. After this, the handle bracket panel 868 bends as to underlie the handle panel 852 and the glue fin 812 is folded around the fold line 826 in face contact relationship with the side panel 816 and the panels 820 and 822 exteriors are bent around fold line 832 in face contact relationship with mid panel 886. The panel End 822 is secured to glue tab 812 and cross glue tab 894 secured to side wall 820. The handle panel 852 is preferably secured to the opposite side of the handle support panel 868 and the glue flaps 887 and 889 are secured to the end panel 822. By folding and securing the panels in this way, the two sides of the basket conveyor are put in the face-to-face relationship so that the article conveyor is in a completed and collapsed condition, shown in Figure 24B. The carton of the ninth embodiment is commonly referred to as a "parallelogram profile" package because the guide edge is defined by the fold line 432 and the trailing edge is defined by the diametrically opposite edge provided by the line 426 of crease. To lift the article carrier, the guide and tracking edges of the collapsed conveyor move inwardly toward each other, this causes the end panels 822 and 818 and the side panels 816 and 820 to move from a flat collapsed condition to a rectangular configuration that facilitates the construction of individual cells. In this way, the transverse partition panels 882, 884, 882a, 884a move out of alignment with the first and second side panels 820, 816 respectively and are folded around the lines 888, 892, t-ai-- .. < i, .- fc: -t. ...- ¿.at.-t z. ÍA¿ * .z.-A, ...,.-.-. 888a and 892a, folded so that the dividing panels are transversely substantially perpendicular to the handle panel 868 and the side panels 816 and 820. It will be seen from Figure 25 that each part 882, 884; 882a, 884a extend from each side of the middle panel to form two rows of three cells Cl, C2, C3. In use, the transverse partition panels can be separated and support the articles in adjacent cells. The carton is then ready to receive articles that are preferably loaded by the relative vertical movement between the articles and the conveyor during forward feeding movement well known in the art by which the articles enter their respective cells through the lower open conveyor. Alternatively, the bottles can enter their respective cells through the upper part of the conveyor. After this, the base is formed in substantially the same way as described above so that the base panels 472, 474 are connected together by security means. Similarly, the tabs 446, 460 are folded around the handle 468, 452 to additionally secure the hand structure H and the cardboard. In this way, the carton of the ninth embodiment is in a condition established as shown in Figure 25 of the drawings. A common characteristic shared by both Eighth and ninth modalities refers to the structure H of handle panel. More particularly, the handle panels and, as the case may be, the handle support panels are coplanar. The upper edges of the handle panels are collinear as shown in Figure 20A and 23A, so as to decrease cardboard waste because adjacent templates may be glued from a continuous roll with their respective upper edges in engagement. A further common feature is the use of a single medial template that is folded along an edge to form the middle and transverse panels along both sides of the handle panel. In certain circumstances, this may simply be mechanization of the lifting process. It will be recognized that as used herein, directional references such as "top", "base", "end", and "side" do not limit the respective panels to such orientation, although it merely serves to distinguish these panels from each other. Any reference to the articulated connection should not be interpreted as necessarily referring to a single fold line only: it is certainly visualized that the articulated connection can be formed from one or more of the following, a score line, a brittle line, or a fold line without departing from the scope of the invention. The present invention and its preferred embodiments refer to an article conveyor that is shaped to provide satisfactory strength to hold the bottle securely but with a degree of flexibility so that the load transferred to the handle is absorbed by the conveyor. The shape of the template decreases the amount of cardboard required. The conveyor can be applied to a bottle arrangement manually or by automatic machinery. It is anticipated that the particular characteristics of each of the embodiments described in the foregoing may be interchanged, without departing from the scope of the invention.

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1. CLAIMS 1. A template for forming an internal division structure for a basket type article conveyor including opposite end and side wall panels and a handle structure, characterized in that the template comprises a first half panel adapted to be connected to the handle structure and at least one end wall of the basket-type conveyor and transverse partition panels glued from the middle panel and connected hingedly thereto to create a plurality of article receiving cells on one side of the handle structure when The protractor is formed from the template. The template according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a second middle panel hingedly connected to the first middle panel, the second middle panel of which is adapted to be connected to the handle structure and at least one end wall of the basket-type conveyor and the transverse partition panels glued from the middle panel and hingedly connected thereto to create a plurality of article receiving cells on one side of the handle structure when the conveyor is formed from the template. 3. The template according to claim 2, characterized in that the middle panels are They are hingedly connected along the accommodated fold line substantially parallel to the fold lines which articulately interconnect the transverse partition panel to the middle panels. The insole according to claim 3, characterized in that a fin is glued from one of the middle panels, and is articulately interconnected to the middle panels along the fold line of the middle panel. The insole according to claim 2, characterized in that the middle panels are hingedly interconnected along a fold line accommodated substantially perpendicular to the fold lines that articulately interconnect the transverse partition panel to the middle panels. The template according to any of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that each middle panel further comprises a security panel, each security panel is thus constructed and accommodated to be secured together in an established article carrier. 7. The template for forming an internal division structure according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transverse partition panel is pivotally connected to a panel k ¿?? ¿. *.? eA ?? &amp * i.A '*. J * ¿ -mediated by a pair of intermediate fold lines of the opposite ends of the transverse partition panel thereby creating a panel extending outward from both sides of the middle panel when the internal division structure is formed on an established conveyor. The insole according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two transverse partition panels are glued from the template, and are hingedly interconnected at their remote end of the middle panel once lifted by a wall security panel. side. The insole according to any preceding claim, characterized in that it further comprises a handle support panel extending from an upper portion of mid-split panel whose handle panel includes a hand opening to align with the handle structure of the handle. article transporter. A jig for forming a basket type article conveyor comprising a first end panel, a first side panel, a second end panel, a second side panel, and a third end panel hingedly connected from one to the next in series, a base panel hinged to one of the end or side panels and a handle structure including a hand opening, whose handle structure comprises a first Y. i..i. .t_i .. ____ f_Mhtf.¿ .. »»., ^ ?. -. and second handle panels hingedly connected to the second end panel, the first handle panel is hingedly connected to the first end panel and the second hand handle panel is hingedly connected to the third end panel, the first and second handle panels they are thus constructed and accommodated to be placed in a face-to-face contact relationship to form a two-fold handle when the conveyor is in an established condition characterized in that the first and second handle panels are the respective first and second adjacent panels and are separated from each other. same. The insole according to claim 10, characterized in that it further comprises a handle support panel connected in folded form to the first handle panel to form a three-fold handle in a set condition. The insole according to claim 10, characterized in that it also comprises a second handle support panel connected in folded form to the second handle panel. The insole according to claim 11 or claim 12, characterized in that the first and second handle panels are coplanar and the upper edges of the handle panels are collinear. 14. The template in accordance with the Í ...? ?.?. i¡.? - .zt. claim 10, characterized in that the upper edges of the or each handle support panel is collinear with the handle panels. 15. The template in accordance with any of • 5 claims 10 to 14, characterized in that the handle panels are shaped to join with the first and second handle panels of an adjacent adjacent stencil. 16. The template according to claim 15, characterized in that the handle panels 10 are substantially trapezoidal in form. 17. The template according to any of claims 7 to 16, characterized in that it also comprises a panel arranged to support a middle panel when the template is raised to form a cardboard. 18. The template according to claim 17, characterized in that an tional medium support panel is hingedly interconnected to the opposite end -of the series of panels, the support panels are arranged in such a way that it is secured to one or more faces. o 20 of the average panels. The insole according to claim 17 or claim 18, characterized in that at least one of the support panels is provided with a hook portion, the hook is arranged in such a way that 25 engages the base panel, when the template is raised to form a cardboard. 20. The basket type article conveyor adapted to accommodate a plurality of articles formed from one or more cardboard templates according to any of claims 10 to 19, and an internal division structure formed from a template such as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9. 21. A basket type article carrier having opposite sides and end panels, a base panel hinged to one or more of the end or side panels and a handle structure further connected to the opposite end panels, characterized in that it further comprises an internal dividing structure formed of a separate insole whose internal dividing structure comprises a first middle panel adapted to be connected to the handle structure and at least one end wall of the basket type conveyor and transversal division panels glued from the middle panel and connected articulately to create a plurality of article receiving cells on one side of the handle structure. 22. The article conveyor according to claim 21, characterized in that it further comprises a second middle panel hingedly connected to the first middle panel, which second middle panel is adapted to connect to the handle structure and at least one wall of -.a-, Úz? .Í A »J-¿* _iH .. * - ... -... - .- aa -.- > . ^ < a »Ja-1, jrf -? J? -. l. a_-H- * »* .J ^ AA ^ tAA. ^ Ai ^^ A ^^ xl ^ lj? ^^^ f ^ iiA ^ ^ A ^, .. end of the basket-type conveyor and transverse partition panels glued from the middle panel and hingedly connected thereto to create a plurality of article receiving cells on one side of the handle structure. 23. The article conveyor according to claim 22, characterized in that the middle panels are hingedly connected along a fold line arranged substantially parallel to the fold lines that articulately interconnect the transverse partition panel to the or panels. media. 24. The article conveyor according to claim 23, characterized in that a fin is glued from one of the middle panels, and hingedly interconnected to the middle panels along the mid panel fold line. 25. The article conveyor according to claim 22, characterized in that the middle panels are hingedly interconnected along a fold line accommodated substantially perpendicular to the fold lines that articulately interconnect the transverse partition panel to the panels or media. 26. The article conveyor according to any of claims 22 to 25, characterized in that each middle panel further comprises a panel of Í-a -t .--. M.l. j - -B-ftjaa la--. MEStoM *? £ &AzÁ * - &- * &-_ - _-... .--- S --- 3-- A ^ ¿3Jy. ^^. ^ Arra ^^ kA ^ a ^ tAA ^^ S ^ s ^^^ ß ^ tí? ££ Bi ^^ A 71 security, each security panel is thus built and accommodated to make sure together. 27. The article carrier according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the transverse partition panel is pivotally connected to a middle panel by a pair of fold lines spaced intermediate to the opposite ends of the transverse partition panel thereby creating a panel that extends out from both sides of the middle panel. 10 28. The article conveyor in accordance with # any preceding claim, characterized in that two transverse partition panels are glued from the template, and are interconnected hingedly at their remote end of the middle panel once it is lifted by a panel of 15 side wall security. 29. The article conveyor according to any preceding claim, characterized in that it further comprises a handle support panel extending from an upper portion of the middle dividing panel whose The handle panel includes a hand opening to align with the handle structure of the article carrier. 30. The article conveyor according to claim 29, characterized in that it further comprises a handle support panel connected in folded form to the first 25 handle panel to form a three-fold handle. 31. The article conveyor according to claim 29, characterized in that it further comprises a second handle support panel connected in folded form to the second handle panel. 32. The article conveyor according to claim 30 or claim 31, characterized in that the first and second handle panels are coplanar and the upper edges of the handle panels with collinear. 33. The article conveyor according to claim 29, characterized in that the upper edges of each handle support panel are collinear with the handle panels. 34. The article conveyor according to any of claims 29 to 33, characterized in that the handle panels are substantially trapezoidal in shape. 35. The article conveyor according to any preceding claim, characterized in that at least one of the support panels is provided with a hook portion, the hook is arranged in such a way as to engage the base panel. 36. The method for forming an article conveyor of the basket type from a first template characterized in that it comprises a first end panel, a first side panel, a second end panel, a second »A-ta.-l, Ji to side panel and a third end panel hingedly connected one to the next in series and a handle structure hingedly connected to one or more of the end panels and a second template to form a structure of internal division according to any of claims 1 to 9, which method comprises the steps of: i) placing the second template in the first template in an aligned position; ii) securing the transverse partition panels to the first side wall panel; iii) securing the middle panel to the handle panel of the first template; iv) folding the second side wall panel and the second end wall panel into a face contact relationship with the internal partition structure; and v) securing the first and the third end panels together to form a complete collapsed article conveyor.