SK281298B6 - Bottle carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

A bottle carrier for packaging and gripping in a taut fashion a plurality of bottles includes top (1), bottom (47) and side walls, each side wall having a substantially vertically disposed bottom portion (21, 35) and an inwardly inclined top portion (6, 8) foldably joined to the bottom portion to form a tubular structure, top end panels (2, 4) foldably joined to each end edge of the top wall together with a bottom end panel (49, 51) foldably joined to each of the bottom wall and secured in overlapping relation with the associated top end panel. A first collapsible web is (15, 17) foldably joined to each end edge of each top end panel (2, 4) and to the end edge of each of the inwardly inclined top wall portion (6, 8). A yieldable fold line (30, 31) formed in each collapsible web (15, 17) extends from the adjacent corner of the top wall downwardly in angular relation to the adjacent end edge of the associated inwardly inclined top wall portion (6, 8).

Description

Technical field

The invention relates to bottle carriers in packaging for preventing shattering due to impact of adjacent bottles on each other.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

U.S. Pat. No. 3,904,036, issued September 9, 1975, discloses a fully sealed bottle container and discloses a so-called false notch formed in a bottom wall.

Canadian patent no. No. 1,166,211 discloses a carton for sealed beverage containers which is associated with the present invention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides an overall closed bottle carrier having upper, lower and side walls, each side wall comprising a lower portion and an inclined inwardly upper portion when said upper, lower and side walls are connected and joined to form a tubular structure, the upper end portion. the panel is foldably secured to each end edge of said top wall, the foldable binding structure is foldably attached to each end edge of all said top end panels and with the end edge of all the inwardly sloping portions of the top wall, each of said foldable ties having a yielding corner said top wall and positioned angularly to an adjacent end edge of each said inwardly inclined portion so as to engage the neck of the corner bottles in a tightening manner, and the bottom end panel is folded attached to each end edge of said lower wall and is fixed in relation to the overlap of the associated upper panel.

Overview of the figures in the drawing

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the inside of a blank formed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 and 3 show the folding stages by which the blank according to FIG. 1 is assembled so as to form a complete assembly of the closed carrier shown in FIG.

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Fig. 5 shows a carton that is partially closed and has torn areas.

Fig. 6 shows the carton from one end view, which is completely closed.

In FIG. Figures 7 to 12 show a modified form of the invention, wherein:

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a fully assembled and closed carrier;

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the blank from which the modified carrier is formed;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragment of the top wall and adjacent panels of the modified support seen from the inside;

Fig. 10 is a view similar to FIG. 7, but this time it shows that the proximal end of the modified carrier has end closure panels and the binding structures are already under partial assembly conditions;

Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the top wall taken along line 11-11 of FIG. 10;

Fig. 12 is a view showing portions of the carrier as they appear during the closing of one end of the modified version.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to FIG. 1, the upper wall of the carrier is indicated by the numeral symbol 1. The upper end panel, indicated by the numeral symbol 2, is foldably secured to the upper wall 1 along the fold line 3 and the upper end panel 4 is foldably secured to the upper wall 1 along the fold line 5. The side wall is indicated by numeral 6 and is foldably secured to the top wall 1 along the fold line 7. On the other side of the carrier, the upper side wall portion 8 is foldably attached to the top wall 1 along the fold line 9. The tear strip 11 has a finger grip 11 which is formed on the side wall 6 and passes into the top wall 1 as indicated by the symbols 10a and 10b. On the other side of the carrier, the tear line 12 and the pull tab 13 are formed on the upper side wall element 8 and pass into the upper wall as indicated by the symbols 12a and 12b. A hand grip is formed on the top wall 1 and is generally indicated by the numeral symbol 14.

The collapsible tie structure 15 is preferably foldably secured to the top panel 6 of the side wall along the fold line 16 and a similar collapsible tie structure 17 is folded attached to the inwardly inclined top panel 6 of the side wall along the fold line 18. The collapsible tie structure 19 is along which it is possible to fold the portions 19a and 19b as the structure 15 collapses when the carrier is assembled. In a similar manner, the hinged link structure 17 has a fold line 20 along which the panels 20a and 20b can be folded into surfaces contacting when the carrier is assembled.

The bottom of the side wall is labeled 12 and is foldably secured to the inwardly slanted side wall 6 along the fold line 22. The bonding structure 23 is foldably attached to the bottom portion 21 of the side wall along the fold line 24. The bonding structure 23 comprises weakening lines 25 and 26 which facilitate handling of the panel elements 25a, 26a and 26b to assist in gripping the bottles with a tendency to prevent them from breaking.

Similarly, the weave structure 27 is flexibly attached to the bottom portion 21 of the side wall along the fold line 28 and has weakening lines 29, 30 and 33 that facilitate the firm grip of the farches.

In accordance with one feature of the present invention, the weakened fold line 30 is formed in the hinged binding structure 15 and the yielding fold line 31 is formed in the hinged binding structure as shown in FIG. First

In accordance with another feature of the present invention, the yielding fold line 30 passes into a foldable structure 23 along a fold line 32 that is coaxially positioned relative to the fold line 30. A yielding fold line 33 is similarly formed on the foldable structure 27. aligned with respect to the flexible line 30 and the flexible line 33 is coaxial with respect to the flexible line 31. These flexible lines 30, 32, 31 and 33 create an improvement because the bottles packaged in the package are securely gripped so that to be maintained in firm and safe conditions.

On the other side of the carrier, the bottom of the side wall is indicated by the numeral symbol 35 and is foldably secured to the inwardly sloping upper portion 8 of the sidewall along the fold line 36. The foldable weave generally designated 37 is foldably secured to one end of the tray 38. part 8 of the upper wall. In a similar manner, the collapsible bonding structure 40 is foldably secured to the opposite end of the inwardly inclined sidewall panel 8 along the fold line 41. The collapsible bonding structures 37 and 40 are formed in the same manner as the collapsible structures 15 and 17 described above.

In the same way that the foldable structure 15 is formed, a binding structure generally designated 42 is also formed, which is foldably secured to the bottom portion 35 of the side wall along the fold line 43. The binding structure 42 is partially separated from the foldable binding structure 37 by the intersection 42 and it is connected to it by a small rectangular panel 42b. In a similar manner, the link structure 44 is foldably attached to the bottom 35 of the side wall along the fold line 45 and the foldable structure 44 is the same as the side wall structure 27 described above. The weave structure 44 is partially separated from the collapsible weave structure 40 by the intersection 44a and is interconnected therewith by a small rectangular panel 44b.

The lower wall 47 is foldably secured to the lower side wall portion 35 along the fold line 48 and the lower end panel 49 is foldably secured to the side wall 47 along the fold line 50. Similarly, the lower end panel 51 is foldably attached to the bottom wall panel 47 along the fold line. 52. The adhesive tab 53 is foldably secured to the edge of the bottom wall 47 along the fold line 54.

In order to fold the blank of FIG. 1 into the conditions shown in FIG. 2, the lower side wall portion 21 is simply raised and folded forward on the fold line and the binding structures 23 and 27 are displaced from their positions shown in FIG. 1 to the position shown in FIG. Second

As shown in FIG. 2, the carton is assembled to the folded state shown in FIG. 3 by simply lifting the lower side wall 6, the handle 14 and the side wall 8 together with the wall panel 21 and downwardly folding onto the fold line 36 following application of the adhesive to the adhesive flap 53. As a result of this folding operation as binding structures 15 and 17 overlap their associated structures 42 and 44, and 27.

In order to assemble the carrier from its collapsed state, as shown in FIG. 3 to its fully assembled state as shown in FIG. 4, the upper wall 14 is raised so that the lower side wall panels 21 and 35 assume an overall vertical position relative to the lower wall 47. After subsequent insertion of the bottles into the carrier, either from one or both ends, the structures are 15,23 , 17, 27, 37, 42, 40, and 44 twisted inward to the assembled position. The upper end panels 2 and 4 are rolled down on respective fold lines, while the lower end panels 49 and 51 are folded on fold lines 50 and 52 so that the adhesive 2a on the upper end panel 2 and the adhesive 4a on the upper end panel 4 can glued to the outer edges of the lower end panels 49 and 51, and as a result the carton shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 5 shows the support from one end, the parts of which are torn apart to show the lines of weakness 30,

32,25 and 26.

Referring to the modified form of the invention in the case of the blank shown in FIG. 8, the upper wall is indicated by the numeral symbol 101. Parts of the carton handle structure are generally indicated by the numeral symbol 102, and the U-shaped tabs 103,104,105 and 106 extend from the upper wall 101. The top end panel 107 is foldably secured to the top wall 101 along the fold line 108 and the top end panel 109 is foldably attached to the top wall 101 along the fold line 110. In a preferred embodiment, the lower upright portion of one side wall is indicated by numeral 110 and inwardly sloped The top wall 111 is folded attached to the bottom 110 along the fold line 112 and the inwardly inclined portion 111 is foldably connected to the top wall 101 along the fold line 113. In an alternative configuration (not shown), the top wall portion 111 is not angled inwardly but the plane is rather parallel to the lower portion 110. In this case, the fold line 112 may be omitted and both portions may be formed as individual wall panels.

Commonly used tear strips 114 and 115 are cut from the panel 111 and the top wall 101.

A suitable binding structure formed in accordance with the present invention includes a first binding panel 116 that is foldably secured to the top end panel 107 along the fold line 117. The second triangular binding panel 118 is foldably secured to the first binding panel 116 along the fold line 119. The second triangular binding panel 118 is foldably connected along line 120 to an adjacent end of an inwardly sloping top of one side wall. The fold line 120 is generally perpendicular to line 112 and substantially vertical when the carton is assembled.

The third binding panel is foldably secured to the lower upright portion 110 of one side wall along the fold line 123. The fold line 123 is substantially parallel to and folded from the fold line 120 and is generally vertical when the carton is assembled. The fourth binding panel 124 has a triangular shape and is delimited by lines of weakness 125 and 126 that extend from point 127 to the fold line 123. Adjacent portions of the second triangular binding panel 118 coincide with corresponding sides 125 and 126 of the fourth binding panel 124. The cutout region 130 allows the respective adjacent portions of the second triangular structural panel 124 to move into contact with each other so as to facilitate manipulation of the binding structures in the assembly and loading process of the carrier. Since it is necessary to achieve the necessary deflection, the area of the cutout 130 may extend entirely inwards on the deflection lines 120 and 126 or may extend only partially as shown. The cut-out region 131 also assists in handling the bonds during the carrier loading procedure.

In a preferred embodiment, the bridge portion 132 is folded in between the first and third bond panels 116 and 122 to help fold the panels 116 and 122 after the carrier has been filled and to hold the panels in place as the ends of the carrier are gradually glued. However, if desired, it is possible to omit the bridge portions 132, the notch regions 131 taking the form of notches rather than apertures, especially in the notch regions 130 when they only partially extend inwardly of the fold lines 120 and 126.

In particular, the angular relationship between the third and fourth binding panels is such that the third binding panel extends inwardly at right angles to the lower portion 110 of the side wall and constitutes a flat and substantially vertical bonding surface when the lower end panel 146 is folded in contact with the overlapped surfaces. In addition, the fourth binding panel helps to maintain the third binding panel 122 in functional contact with the lower portions of the respective bottles in the flasks.

The binding structure at the other end of the support is the same as the structure just described and comprises a first binding panel 116, a second triangular binding panel 118, a third binding panel 122, and a fourth binding panel 124.

The lower edge 135 of the lower portion 110 of one side wall is foldably secured to the lower wall 136 along the fold line 135. The openings 137,138,139,140,141 and 142 are formed in the lower wall 136 and facilitate handling during the loading and assembly procedure of the carrier. The lower end panel 144 is foldably secured to the bottom wall 136 along the fold line 145 and the lower end panel 146 is foldably attached to the bottom wall 136 along the fold line 147. The remaining side wall structure just as described above is the same as in FIG. . 8 and therefore a detailed description of these parts is not considered necessary. The same numeric symbols are used to identify both sets of parts.

In order to connect the opposite ends of the blank shown in FIG. 8 so as to form a tubular closure, the overlap panel 150 is foldably secured to the inwardly inclined panel 111 along the fold line 151 and the end panel 152 is foldably secured to the panel 150 along the fold line 155. The U-shaped cut-outs 156 and 157 are positioned. as shown in FIG. 8th

In order to assemble the carrier from the shape shown in FIG. 8 into the shapes shown in FIG. 7 and 10, an adhesive is applied to the reinforcement panel 158 as shown by the dots in FIG. 8. Then, the reinforcing panel is raised and folded to the right on the fold line 159. Of course, this causes the reinforcing panel 158 to adhere to the inner surface of the panel 150. Subsequently, the panels 111 and 116 together with the panels 150, 152 and 154 are raised and then glue is applied to the panels 150, 152 and 154, followed by lifting and folding the panels 111, 116, 101, 107 and 109 to the right on the left side of the fold 112 so that the panel 150 can be glued to the inner surface of the panel 102 as shown in FIG. 9th

Thus, the carton may be assembled into an open-ended form and filled through one or both ends. The top and bottom end panels are secured together by the adhesive shown in the dots in FIG. By manipulation, the various binding structures are placed in a fully assembled form and the carton is thus in the complete form as shown in FIG. 8

Access to the contents of the carrier can be easily achieved by simply breaking the tear lines like 114 and 115 to gain access to the packaged bottles. If it is desired to return the bottles, the bottles can then be reinserted into the carrier and returned.

Claims (18)

PATENT CLAIMS Bottle carrier comprising upper, lower and side walls, characterized in that each side wall comprises a lower part (21, 35) and an inwardly inclined upper part (6, 8), the upper, lower and side walls being connected to form a tubular structure, wherein the top wall (1) is rectangular and the top end panel (2, 4) is foldably secured to each end edge of the top wall (1), the hinged binding structure (15, 37, 17, 40) is foldably secured to each end the edge of all upper end panels (2, 4) and the adjacent end edge of all the inwardly tapered upper wall portions (6, 8), each of the bonding structures (15, 37, 17, 40) having a folding line (30, 31) below from an adjacent corner of the top wall (1) and positioned angularly to the adjacent end edge of each inwardly angled portion for gripping the neck of the corner bottles and the lower end panel (49, 51) is folded at fixed to each end edge of the bottom wall and is fixed in relation to the overlap of the associated upper panel (2,4). Bottle carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that a second binding (23, 27, 42, 44) is foldably fastened to the adjacent end edge of each bottom part (21, 35) of the bottom wall. Bottle carrier according to claim 2, characterized in that every second binding (23, 27, 42, 44) is partially separated by the intersection (23a, 27a, 42a, 44a) from the first binding (15, 17, 37, 40). and both links are connected by a small rectangular panel (23b, 27b, 42,44b). Bottle carrier according to claim 2, characterized in that a first pliable line (32, 33) is formed on each second binding (23, 27, 42, 44) and is aligned coaxially with the pliable line (30, 31) on first bond (15, 17,37,40). Bottle carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that the lower end panel (49, 51) is glued to an adjacent second bond. A bottle carrier according to claim 4, characterized in that a second pliable line (25, 30 ') is formed on each second bond (23,27,42,44) and extends from the upper corner of each lower portion (21, 30'). 35) of the side wall downward and is in relation to convergence with each first pliable deflection line (32, 33). Bottle carrier according to claim 6, characterized in that a third pliable line (26, 29) is formed on each second bond (23, 27, 42, 44) and extends from the lower outer corner of the second bonds upwards and inwards to a point of intersection with the respective second compliant fold line (25, 30 ') to grip the corner bottle body sections. Bottle carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that each of the binding structures (15, 37, 17, 40) is foldable on a line (16, 38, 18, 41) extending from the outer edge to the adjacent upper corner. Bottle carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that a third engagement panel (122) is operatively attached to the lower portions of the side walls (122) for functional contact with the respective corner bottles, the fourth bond panels (124) are also attached to the lower portions of the side walls and the third binding panels are delimited by pairs of fold lines (123, 126) extending upwardly and terminating the adjacent lower ends of the second triangular binding panels (118), the third and fourth binding panels being opposed to each other to maintain the third binding panels in the functional contact with the respective corner bottles. Bottle carrier according to claim 9, characterized in that the fourth binding panels (124) are located on both sides of the corners. Bottle carrier according to claim 9, characterized in that the lower ends of the second binding panels (118) and the adjacent upper ends of the fourth binding panels (124) are disposed in the extension of the fold lines defining the connection of the upper and respective lower parts (111, 110,110). (a) side walls. Bottle carrier according to claim 11, characterized in that the lower and upper ends of the second binding panels (118) and the upper ends of the fourth binding panels (124) are separated by cutting lines. Bottle carrier according to claim 1, characterized in Wherein a top end panel (107, 109) is flexibly attached to an end edge of the top wall along a fold line (108, 110), and a first binding panel (116) is flexibly attached to one side edge thereof, to an adjacent edge thereof along the line (119, 120) a second triangular binding panel (118) is foldably attached to the end edge of the adjacent upper side wall portion and a third binding structure (122) is foldably attached to the adjacent end of the bottom wall, the fourth binding panel (124) being defined by a pair deflection lines (125, 126). Bottle carrier according to claim 13, characterized in that the fourth binding panel (124) has a triangular shape defined by a pair of fold lines (125, 126) and a third line. Bottle carrier according to claim 14, characterized in that the notch line (130) is defined by the distances between the upper ends of the pair of fold lines (125, 126). Bottle carrier according to claim 13, characterized in that the intersection of the downwardly spaced apart sides of each fourth binding panel (124) coincides with a fold line (123) between every third binding panel and each end of each bottom of all side walls wherein the fourth binding panel (124) is located on both sides. Bottle carrier according to claim 15, characterized in that the cut-out line (130) is for creating luminosity. Carrier according to claim 13, characterized in that the upper side wall portions (111) are angled upwards and inwards and the end edge of adjacent inwardly angled upper wall sections (111) is generally perpendicular to the lower edge of the inwardly angled upper side wall portion .