US20160318685A1 - Carton With Tray And Top Access Feature - Google Patents
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- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/179,165, filed on Apr. 29, 2015.
- The disclosure of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/179,165, which was filed on Apr. 29, 2015, is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if presented herein in its entirety.
- The present disclosure generally relates to a carton for handling and carrying containers, and particularly to cartons having a top access feature and a tray with liquid-tight or leakage resistant features.
- In one aspect, the disclosure is generally directed to a package for holding a plurality of containers. The package comprising a carton comprising a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. The package comprises a tray for insertion into the interior of the carton. The tray comprises a tray bottom panel for supporting the plurality of containers, a first tray side panel foldably connected to the bottom tray panel, a second tray side panel foldably connected to the tray bottom panel, and liquid-tight features for at least partially preventing leakage from the package. The carton comprises at least one access feature in the top panel of the carton for providing access to the interior of the carton.
- In another aspect, the disclosure is generally directed to the combination of a carton blank and a tray blank for forming a package that holds a plurality of containers and has a carton and a tray. The carton blank is for forming the carton. The carton blank comprises a plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, and at least one access feature in the top panel. The tray blank is for forming the tray. The tray blank comprises a tray bottom panel for supporting the plurality of containers, a first tray side panel foldably connected to the tray bottom panel, a second tray side panel foldably connected to the tray bottom panel, and features for forming liquid-tight features of the tray for at least partially preventing leakage of the package formed from the carton blank and the tray blank.
- In another aspect, the disclosure is generally directed to a method of forming a package for holding a plurality of containers. The method comprises obtaining a carton blank that comprises a plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, and at least one access feature in the top panel. The method comprises obtaining a tray blank comprising a tray bottom panel for supporting a plurality of containers. The tray bottom panel is foldably connected to a first tray side panel and a second tray side panel and the tray blank comprises features for forming liquid-tight features for at least partially preventing leakage from the package formed from the carton blank and tray blank. The method comprises forming an interior of a carton at least partially defined by the plurality of panels, wherein the at least one access feature provides access to the interior of the carton, forming a tray at least partially defined by the tray bottom panel, the first tray side panel, and the second tray side panel, and inserting the tray into the interior of the carton.
- In another aspect, the disclosure is generally directed to a method of expanding the interior volume of a carton.
- According to another aspect of the disclosure, the access feature in the top panel can be opened and volume of the carton expanded so that ice, cold water, additional containers, and/or other articles can be placed in the carton through the opened top end. The tray located in the interior volume of the carton can be used to retain liquids, such as water resulting from melting ice, condensation, other liquids, and articles such as, for example, refuse, particulate matter, etc.
- Other aspects, features, and details of the present disclosure can be more completely understood by reference to the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the drawings and from the appended claims.
- According to common practice, the various features of the drawings discussed below are not necessarily drawn to scale. Dimensions of various features and elements in the drawings may be expanded or reduced to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the disclosure.
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FIG. 1 is a plan view of a carton blank used to form a carton according to one embodiment of the disclosure. -
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a tray blank used to form a tray according to one embodiment of the disclosure. -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the erected tray according to one embodiment of this disclosure. -
FIG. 4 is a top view of the erected tray according to one embodiment of this disclosure. -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the erected carton and the erected tray according to one embodiment of the disclosure. -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the erected tray being inserted into the erected carton according to one embodiment of this disclosure. -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the erected carton with opened access flaps according to one embodiment of this disclosure. -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view the erected carton showing the access features according to one embodiment of the disclosure. -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the carton of the first embodiment illustrating access and expansion of the interior of the carton. - Corresponding parts are designated by corresponding reference numbers throughout the drawings.
- The embodiments of the present disclosure described below generally relate to a carton suitable for storing and dispensing articles such as, for example, beverage containers. The carton provides a bottom receptacle suitable for accommodating, for example, liquids, ice, or other coolants in the carton bottom. In one exemplary embodiment, ice can be added to the opened top of the carton to cool beverage containers held within the carton. As the ice melts, all or a part of the resultant runoff water may be held within the bottom receptacle.
- Articles accommodated within the present carton embodiments can include containers such as, for example, metallic beverage cans, glass or plastic bottles, or other containers such as, for example, those used in packaging foodstuffs and other products. For the purposes of illustration and not for the purpose of limiting the scope of the disclosure, the following detailed description describes generally cylindrical metallic beverage containers as disposed within the carton. In this specification, the terms “side,” “end,” “bottom,” and “top” indicate orientations determined in relation to fully erected, upright cartons.
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FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a carton blank 5 used to form a carton 150 (illustrated inFIGS. 7-8 ), andFIG. 2 shows a plan view of a tray blank 55 used to form a tray 250 (illustrated inFIG. 3 ), according to one embodiment of the disclosure. Thetray 250 may contain and at least partially support the containers C and be inserted into thecarton 150 to form a package 255 (FIG. 6 ). Thetray 250 also can have liquid-tight features for preventing leakage of liquid from thepackage 255, and thecarton 150 can have access features for allowing access to the containers C and expanding the volume of thepackage 255 to allow ice to be placed on top of the containers C and retained in thepackage 255. In the illustrated embodiment, thecarton 150,tray 250, andpackage 255 may be dimensioned, sized, and/or shaped to house twenty-four containers C in a single layer in a 4×6 arrangement, but it is understood that thecarton 150,tray 250, andpackage 255 may be dimensioned, sized and/or shaped to hold containers of a different or same quantity in more than one layer and/or in different row/column arrangements (e.g., 1×6, 3×4, 2×6×2, 3×4×2, 3×5, 4×5, 3×6, 2×9, 2×6, 4×4, etc.). - As generally shown in
FIG. 1 , in one embodiment, the carton blank 5 can have a longitudinal axis L1 and a lateral axis L2 and generally include abottom panel 10; afirst side panel 20 and asecond side panel 22 foldably connected to a respective side of thebottom panel 10 at or along a respectivelongitudinal fold line top panel 30 foldably connected to thefirst side panel 20 at or along alongitudinal fold line 31. Anadhesive panel 40 can be foldably connected to thetop panel 30 alonglongitudinal fold line 41. Additionally, thebottom panel 10 may be foldably connected to a firsttop end flap 13 and a secondtop end flap 15. Thefirst side panel 20 can be foldably connected to firstside end flap 24 and a secondside end flap 25, and thesecond side panel 22 can be foldably connected to a firstside end flap 27 and secondside end flap 29. Thetop panel 30 also can be foldably connected to a firsttop end flap 33 and secondtop end flap 35. - In the illustrated embodiment, when the
carton 150 is erected, thefirst end flaps carton 150 and thesecond end flaps second end 11 of the carton 150 (FIGS. 7-8 ). Theend flaps marginal area 100 of the carton blank 5 and be foldably connected to arespective panel longitudinal fold line 62, and theend flaps marginal area 102 of the carton blank 5 and be foldably connected to arespective panel FIG. 1 ). Thelongitudinal fold lines longitudinal fold lines - The
top panel 30 can include a tear feature, e.g., a breachable line ofdisruption 50, that at least partially forms fourtop access flaps top panel 30, according to one embodiment of this disclosure. Although, more or less, or other arrangements and/or configurations of, access flaps can be used without departing from this disclosure. Each of thetop access flaps top panel 30 at arespective fold line FIGS. 1 and 8 ). In the illustrated embodiment, the line ofdisruption 50 can be a tear line that includes a centrallateral portion 61 andoblique portions 63 extending from ends of the central portion, though the line or disruption could be otherwise shaped, arranged, and/or configured without departing from the present disclosure. Thecentral lateral portion 61 may comprise one or more curved portions, e.g., 61 a and 61 b, and thecurved portions 61 a, 61 b may form or define a substantially sinusoidal shape, though the central lateral portion can include any suitable shape without departing from the disclosure. - As illustrated in
FIG. 2 , the tray blank 55 can include a longitudinal axis L1 and a lateral axis L2 and have abottom panel 70; twoside panels bottom panel 70 at respectivelongitudinal fold lines panels bottom panel 70 at respectivelateral fold lines lower gusset 80 can be located at or along each corner of thebottom panel 70, extending between and connected to anadjacent side panel bottom end panel lower gusset 80 may comprise afirst gusset panel 82 foldably connected to abottom end panel longitudinal fold line second gusset panel 84 foldably connected to aside panel lateral fold line first gusset panel 82 at an oblique fold line 86 (FIG. 2 ). The tray blank 55 could be otherwise shaped, arranged, and/or configured without departing from this disclosure. - An exemplary method of erecting or forming the
carton 150,tray 250, and package 255 from the carton blank 5 and tray blank 55 is generally discussed below with reference toFIGS. 1-9 . Thecarton 150,tray 250, andpackage 255, however, can be erected with other methods or folding steps without departing from the disclosure. - The
tray 250 can be formed from the tray blank 55 by upwardly folding theside panels end panels bottom panel 70. Thegussets 80 can be formed by overlapping and gluing thegusset panels side panels end panels gussets 80. Thegusset panels gusset panels 82 can be glued or otherwise fixed to theend panels gussets 80 to theend panels tray 250, and thetray 250 may be liquid-tight and able to contain water and prevent leakage. Thetray 250 can be formed by other steps without departing from the disclosure. Thetray 250 can be filled with containers C by placing the containers on thebottom panel 70 of thetray 250. The loadedtray 250 further can be loaded or inserted into thecarton 150. - The
carton 150 can be formed by attaching theadhesive panel 40 to thesecond side panel 22, e.g., using glue, and positioning theside panels bottom panel 10 and thetop panel 30 to form an open ended sleeve 91 (FIGS. 6 and 7 ). The open end sleeve 91 can receive thetray 250 loaded with the containers C (FIG. 6 ). The ends 9, 11 of thecarton 150 can be closed by folding and at least partially overlapping the ends flaps 13, 24, 27, 33 at the first end 104 and by folding and at least partially overlapping the end flaps 15, 25, 29, 35 at the second end 106. Thecarton 150 and/or sleeve 91 can be formed by other steps without departing from the disclosure. - The loaded and
closed package 255 including thecarton 150 and thetray 250 is generally shown inFIG. 8 . An exemplary method of accessing thepackage 255 and expanding the volume of thepackage 255 is discussed below with reference toFIGS. 9-10 . - The top access flaps 52, 54, 56, 58 can be separated from the
top panel 30 by tearing along thetear feature 50 to allow the flaps to be folded upwardly along arespective fold line flaps tray 250. Also, as shown inFIG. 9 , the upwardly folding of the access flaps 52, 54, 56, 58 provides an opensecondary compartment 157 above thetray 250 that houses the containers C. Thesecondary compartment 157 may be open to the interior of thecarton 150 and thetray 250 and expand the interior volume of thecarton 150 to allow ice to be supported at a location above the containers C. The access flaps or fourwalls secondary compartment 157 can flex to at least partially support the ice and funnel the ice and melted cool water down onto the containers C and into thetray 250. The liquid-tight tray 250 keeps the cool water and ice from leaking from thecarton 150 so that the containers C stay cold. Containers housed in thetray 250 can be accessed and withdrawn from thecarton 150 through thesecondary compartment 157 that allows access to the tray. Thesecondary compartment 157 can have other features and be otherwise shaped, arranged, and/or configured without departing from the disclosure. - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the added interior volume afforded by activating the upstanding
secondary compartment 157 on top of thebottom tray 250 increases the carton height allowing a significant volume of cooling media such as, for example, ice to be placed on top of the beverage containers. If desired, additional articles may be placed in thecarton 150 after opening. As the ice melts, thecarton 150 serves to retain all or a portion of the water runoff from the melting ice by the liquid-tight features of thetray 250. - According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the height of the interior volume of the
carton 150 increases by at least about 10% when changed from the closed configuration illustrated inFIG. 8 , to the open and expanded configuration shown inFIG. 9 . According to another embodiment of the disclosure, the height of the interior volume of the open and expanded configuration is at least about 25% greater than the height in the closed configuration. Alternative configurations having different ratios between the first height and the height and volumes are considered within the scope of this disclosure. - The carton blank 5 and/or tray blank 55 can, for example, be constructed of water resistant material to any degree desired so that liquid in the bottom of the
carton 150 ortray 250 remains in thecarton package 255 for a selected amount of time. - Cartons or packages according to the principles of the present disclosure may be formed from materials such as, for example, paperboard. Therefore, if exposed to water or other liquids for extended periods of time, the package, carton, or tray may allow for the passage of liquid through the wetted carton surfaces due to partial permeability of the carton material. In this specification, the term “liquid-tight” is generally used to define a portion of the package that is formed from a continuous portion of material or of a portion without any glued seams through which liquid or fine particulate matter might leak, and the term “liquid-tight” therefore encompasses packages, cartons, or trays that may become partially water permeable over time due to prolonged exposure to water or other liquids.
- In the above embodiments, the packages, cartons, or trays are described as accommodating twenty-four 12-ounce cans containers in 4×6×1 configuration. Other arrangements of containers, packages, articles, and other items, however, can be accommodated within a package, carton, or tray constructed according to the principles of the present disclosure. For example, a package, carton, or tray constructed according to the principles of the present disclosure would also work satisfactorily if the package, carton, or tray were sized and shaped to hold articles in other configurations, such as 3×4×1, 3×6×1, 2×4×1, 2×5×1, 2×6×1, 4×6×1, etc., and multi-tier variations of the aforementioned configurations.
- The dimensions of the blanks may also be altered, for example, to accommodate various container forms. For example, 16-ounce petaloid-shaped bottles, or bottles having any shape, may be accommodated within a carton constructed according to the principles of the present disclosure.
- The blanks according to the present disclosure can be, for example, formed from coated paperboard and similar materials. For example, the interior and/or exterior sides of the blanks can be coated with a clay coating. The clay coating may then be printed over with product, advertising, price coding, and other information or images. The blanks may then be coated with a varnish to protect any information printed on the blank. The blanks may also be coated with, for example, a moisture barrier layer, on either or both sides of the blank. In accordance with the above-described embodiments, the blanks may be constructed of paperboard of a caliper such that it is heavier and more rigid than ordinary paper (e.g., a caliper of at least about 14). The blanks can also be constructed of other materials, such as cardboard, hard paper, or any other material having properties suitable for enabling the carton to function at least generally as described herein. The blanks can also be laminated or coated with one or more sheet-like materials at selected panels or panel sections.
- The above embodiments may be described as having one or more panels adhered together by glue. The term “glue” is intended to encompass all manner of adhesives commonly used to secure carton panels in place.
- In accordance with the above-described embodiments of the present disclosure, a fold line can be any substantially linear, although not necessarily straight, form of weakening that facilitates folding therealong. More specifically, but not for the purpose of narrowing the scope of the present disclosure, fold lines include: a score line, such as lines formed with a blunt scoring knife, or the like, which creates a crushed portion in the material along the desired line of weakness; a cut that extends partially into a material along the desired line of weakness, and/or a series of cuts that extend partially into and/or completely through the material along the desired line of weakness; and various combinations of these features. In the present specification, a “panel” or “flap” need not be flat or otherwise planar. A “panel” or “flap” can, for example, comprise a plurality of interconnected generally flat or planar portions.
- For purposes of the description presented herein, the term “line of disruption” can be used to generally refer to, for example, a cut line, a score line, a crease line, a tear line, or a fold line (or various sequential and/or overlapping combinations thereof) formed in a blank. A “breachable” line of disruption is a line of disruption that is intended to be breached during ordinary use of the carton. An example of a breachable line of disruption is a tear line.
- As an example, a tear line can include: a slit that extends partially into the material along the desired line of weakness, and/or a series of spaced apart slits that extend partially into and/or completely through the material along the desired line of weakness, or various combinations of these features. As a more specific example, one type tear line is in the form of a series of spaced apart slits that extend completely through the material, with adjacent slits being spaced apart slightly so that a nick (e.g., a small somewhat bridging-like piece of the material) is defined between the adjacent slits for typically temporarily connecting the material across the tear line. The nicks are broken during tearing along the tear line. The nicks typically are a relatively small percentage of the tear line, and alternatively the nicks can be omitted from or torn in a tear line such that the tear line is a continuous cut line. That is, it is within the scope of the present disclosure for each of the tear lines to be replaced with a continuous slit, or the like. For example, a cut line can be a continuous slit or could be wider than a slit without departing from the present disclosure.
- In the illustrated embodiments, selected fold lines are shown as including spaced cuts to facilitate folding along the lines. If the cuts are below or adjacent to a bottom receptacle portion of a carton, less than 100% cuts may be used to prevent leakage along the fold lines. Alternatively, cuts or scores may be omitted within or near the receptacle portion.
- The foregoing description of the disclosure illustrates and describes various exemplary embodiments. Various additions, modifications, changes, etc. could be made to the exemplary embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims. It is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. Additionally, the disclosure shows and describes only selected embodiments of the disclosure, but the disclosure is capable of use in various other combinations, modifications, and environments and is capable of changes or modifications within the scope of the inventive concept as expressed herein, commensurate with the above teachings, and/or within the skill or knowledge of the relevant art. Furthermore, certain features and characteristics of each embodiment may be selectively interchanged and applied to other illustrated and non-illustrated embodiments of the disclosure.
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