US2525686A - Collapsible compartmented carton with handle - Google Patents

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Oct. 10, 1950 M. H. KOWAL 2,525,686

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Patented Oct. 10, 1950 COLLAPSIBLE COMPARTMENTED CARTON WITH HANDLE Michael H. liowal, Clifton, N. 1., assignor to Empire Box Corporation, Garfield, N. J., a corpo:

ration Application January 27, 1950, Serial No. 140,810

My present invention relates to folding cases or cartons of the type adapted to carry a plurality of bottles and more particularly to the now well-known six bottle carton having six compartments in two parallel rows of three.

More specifically, my present invention relates to a folding compartmented carton of the foregoing type so arranged that it may readily be manufactured from a single integral blank and so arranged thateach of the compartmentsis defined by walls extending the full height of the.

compartment rather than by bands or strips of material of relatively restricted width or height and further, so arranged that the central divider between the two rows of compartments has an integral extension forming a handle.

While in prior cartons or folding compartmented containers many methods have been utilized'inorder to obtain a handle construction, the handle construction has been such as either to require the utilization of separable or separate members or the handle construction was regarded as inconsistent with and in fact impossible in connection with full walled compartments where each compartment wall extended the full height of the compartment rather than constituting a single narrow strip.

Further, in prior cartons it was thought that where a handle was to be formed as an extension of the center wall and integral therewith that the handle elements themselves wererequired to extend from the full center wall andthat the center wall was a single blank or pair of blanks secured together from elements identified only with the center wall.

My present invention has for its primary object the formation of a folding bottle carrying compartmented carton having two parallel rows of compartments divided by a center wall wherein the center wall has an integral extension thereof which is the handle member and wherein each of the compartments has full length walls on'all sides. a l

Inthe initial blank itself there is no single individual panel whichby itself forms the center wall Thus, the blankis cut, scored and arranged so that it will have side walls, end walls, a center divider wall with its integral handle and compartment walls. The center divider wall is, how

ever, formed from}; plurality ofextensions of 3 Claims. (Cl. 229- 52) the side walls and end walls so that the center divider wall actuallyconsists of different thicknesses at different compartment areas. Yet, in the final assembly a pleasing unitary result is obtained wherein the center divider wall is apparently a single unitary member.

Similarly, the handle member is formed primarily of an extension of portions of the panels which are to form the center wall and then is integrated into a single handle unit fully connected to the center wall by a further extension of an additional center wall panel.

The foregoing is set forth at this point by way of example only to emphasize the fact that in achievingthe final result of a folding carton with full compartment walls and an integral handle in combination it was necessary to discard substantially earlier concepts'that the handle and center wall be made of initially continuous elements and, therefore, it was necessary to provide the -inally remotely spaced from each other in the blank but so arranged and cut that they might be laminated in overlapping relationship to produce th final result.

Thus, in addition to the primary object of combining in a folding compartmented carton the concept of an. integral center handle and full length compartment walls, another object of my invention is the arrangement of the folding carton so that the center wall and the handle are built up from a plurality of panels each originally substantially smaller in area than the full center wall and handle and. each originally remote from each other in the integral blank from which the entire unit is formed. a

My present invention is, therefore, a substantial improvement over the invention disclosed in application; Serial No. 769,866 assigned to the assignee of the present invention and relating to the full length compartmented walls wherein,

however, a wire ball was utilized as a handle.

While the structure of that application proved tobe commercially useful and practical, the present invention by making it possible to form the handle of the cardboard, fibre board or other material of. which the carton itself is formed reduces the cost of the entire structure by a substantial amount.

Essentially, in the formation of my novel foldling carton the blank is .cut so that the two outer side walls are folding extensions of the bottom wall and the bottom wall itself is creased centrally so that it maybe folded in halfeventually 3 to enable the two side walls to be brought together in parallel relation to each other. The compartment walls, end walls, the center wall. and the handle are formed as a succession of panels extending longitudinally from the ends of the side walls.

The blank and. in fact, the entire structure is so arranged that it may be glued and folded up in a progression of flat folding steps wherein the carton need not be opened up at any point during the operation in which it is formed; and after the series of folding steps it is completed as a flat collapsed or folded carton which may readily be expanded to erect condition simply by pressure on the opposite ends of the folded structure.

' Thus, another and corollary object of my invention is the formation of a novel compartmented folding carton having full length compartments in combination with a center dividing wall in which all of the elements may be formed from a single integral blank and in which the single integral blank may by a plurality of gluing operations and folds in successive fiat arrangements may be formed into a flat collapsed carton which may later be expanded by simple pressure at the opposite ends of the carton to its erected position when that is desired.

The foregoing and many other objects of my invention will become apparent in the following description and drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing one end and side of my novel bottle carton.

Figure 2 is a view in perspective showing the opposite end and side of my novel bottle carton.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of my novel bottle carton in erected condition.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of my novel bottle carton in erected condition with the bottom wall cut ofl at its point of connection with the side walls in order that the compartment structure may be seen.

Figure 5 is a view corresponding to that of Figure 4 showing, however, the method of collapse of my novel bottle carton to the flat position or the method of erection thereof from the fiat position to the bottle carrying position.

Figure 6 is an elevation of the Figure 1 end of my novel bottle carton showing the same partly collapsed.

Figure '7 is an elevation of the Figure 2 end of my novel bottle carton showing the same partly collapsed.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view through the handle and center wall taken on line 8-8 of Figures 1 and 4 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view through the handle and center wall taken on line 9-9 of Figures 1 and 4 looking in the direction of the arrows. 4

Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view through the handle and center wall taken on line l0l0 of Figures 1 and 4 looking in the direction of the arrows.

- Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view through the handle and center wall taken on line lI-H of Figures 1 and 4 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 12 is a cross-sectional view taken on line |2l2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 13 is a plan view of the developed blank from which my novel bottle carton is formed.

Figure 13A is a view showing the first step in the process of forming the blank into the final carton.

Figure 14 is a plan view showing the manner in which the handle sections are folded into surface to surface relation with each other.

Figure 15 is a plan view showing the manner in which the panels at the opposite side of the blank are folded into surface to surface relation with each other.

The steps of Figures 14 and 15 may be performed simultaneously since they occur at the same fold line.

Figure 16 is a plan view showing a subsequent folding operation around the center line of the bottom wall. Just prior to this operation panels at the left of Figure 15 are folded up and bent in a manner hereinafter to be'described.

Figure 1'7 is a view showing the final folding and gluing operation in which the fully collapsed completed carton is formed.

Referring first to Figures 1, 2 and 13, in which Figures 1 and 2 show the completed and erected carton and Figure 13 shows the blank from which the carton is finally formed, the portions of the blank of Figure 13 which are eventually to form specific portions of the carton have been lettered with corresponding indicia.

Thus, the completed carton consists of six compartments, A, B,'C, D, E, F, a handle H, an end wall V, an end wall W, a bottom wall X, a side wall S, a side wall R, and a center divider M.

Although the various panels, creases, scores and slits of the blank and carton have been given reference numbers in addition to these letters, the matching of the letters in the blank 01' Figure 13 with the letters for the similar elements of Figures 1 and 2 will show exactly which portion of each blank is eventually to form a particular final element of the completed carton.

The side wall R. is formed of a principal panel- !0 connected by the crease line H to the panel l2 which forms half of the bottom wall X. Panel [2 is connected by the crease line It to panel H which forms the other half of bottom wall X. Panel [4 is connected by crease line II to panel [6 which is the principal panel of the opposite side wall 8.

The relationship between the side walls S and R and the bottom wall X may more readily be seen in Figures 6 and 7 as far as the completed blank is concerned. This relationship may also be seen in Figure 1'7 which is a plan view of the completed collapsed carton.

The end wall V is formed by panel 20 connected by crease line 2| to panel ll! of side wall R and panel 22 connected by crease line 23 to panel is of side wall S.

When, as hereinafter described, the carton is formed, panel 20 is first folded in around crease line 2-!" into surface to surface relation with the inner surface of panel i0. Panel 22 is folded in around crease line 23 into surface to surface relation with panel l6. Small fiap 24 which is connected by crease line 25 to the outer end of panel 22 is folded back against the outer surface of panel 22 so that it will come into surface to surface contact with the outer surface of panel 20 to which it may be glued.

Thus, panel 22 may by this means be secured to panel 20 by means of the flap extension 24. The end wall V thus consists of panels 22 and 20 with fiap extension 24 extending past the center divided wall M from panel 22 on to panel 20 to which it is glued and the fold line down the vertical middle of end wall V is the fold line 2| between flap 24 and panel 22. The end wall W is formed from panel 33 connected by crease line 3| to the end of side wall panel l0 opposite the crease line 2| and by panel 32 connected by crease -line lhto side wall panel l3 opposite the crease line 23.

After, as hereinbelow described, the handle section has been folded up and inas shown in Figure 15, then when the panels on opposite sides of fold line i3 of bottom wall X are folded into surface to surface engagement with each other, panel 32 moves up parallel to panel with the center wall and handle sections between them.

accuses Panel 32 has a flap extension 35 connected by crease line 38. to the panel 32, the side flap extension having' been cut at 31 out of panel 33 which is also connected by the crease line 36 to panel 32, the panel 38 being intended eventually to form a portion of the center divider wall.

The flap 35 is folded around the outer meeting edges of panels 30 and 32 and glued to the outer surface of .panel 30 to form an integrating connection between panels 30 and thereby to complete the end wall W. i

It should here be pointed out that at this point the primary purpose of this portion of the de- 32 and scrlption by reference to some of the manufacturing steps will serve to clarify the construction of various elements of the carton.

The manufacturing operation will hereinafter be described in connection primarily with Figures 13 tol'l.

Thus far it will be seen from the present description that end wall V is formed from panels 2|! and 22 interconnected by flap 24 and end wall W is formed from panels 30 and 32 interconnected by flaps 35. The end wall W is connected by fold lines 3| and 33, respectively, to panels l0 and ii of side walls R and S. The end wall V is connected by fold lines 2| and 23, respec of panel 43 above the level of panel 3. forms a portion of the handle. t

' Panels 44, "and 43 although originally a portion of panels 4| and 43 are cut therefrom by the slit or cut" which extends across the fold line 42H, the said slit 4'! extending at the level of the top edge of end panel 30. Panel 44 is connected by fold line to panel HM and by fold line 42M to panel 43, which in turn is connected by fold line 5| to panel 46. Panel 43 is connected by fold line 32 to panel 43M. 1

The inner surfacesof panels 43 and 4| are coated with adhesive, {the adhesive being omitted, however, initially from panels 44, 45 and 43.

The handle panel 43 is then rotated about fold line 42H-42M into surface to surface relation with panel 4| and pressed together so that a double handle section is formed. 4

Thus, it will -b seen from Figures 1, 2, 3, and 8 to 12 that the h ndle section is a composite unit consisting of the two panels 4i and 43 adhesively secured together.

After all of the remainder of the carton is completed, the handle flap connected by fold line 56 to the top end of handle panel 43 is folded over the top end of panel 4| and adhesively secured thereto as shown in Figures 6 to 11, thereby further reinforcing the handleH.

Again it should be noted that reference to the method offormation at this point is primarily for the .purpose of describing the completed structurerather than for the purpose of describing the actual steps in manufacture whichwill hereinafter be described in step by step fashion beginning with the blank and moving through to the final formation. i At this point, however, the handle sectionjis not entirely completed, but the completion thereof will now be described in connection withthe tively, to panels Ill and I5 of side walls Rand S. The lower longitudinal edges of panels Ill and ii of side walls R and S are connected by the longitudinal fold lines II and |5,'respective1y, to the bottom wall Xand the two panels I2 and I4 of the bottom wall X may be folded into flat surface to surface relation with each other about the fold line |3.,

Thus, in order to accomplish, this result as thus far described, reference to Figure 5 will show that the end wall V collapses inwardly about the fold line 25 and the end wall W collapses outwardly about fold line section 3611.

While this occurs, the bottom wall collapses together as shownin Figures 6 and 7 about the t fold line l3.

To erect the container as thus far described, it'

of end wall W whileholding the outer ends of the end wall V stationary and, the container will thus be erected.

is'only necessary to .push'in on fold line 35a The handle section Hand the centerwall section M are primarily (although not entirely) an 1 extension of panel 30 of end wall W. Pane1'3l of endnwall- W is connected by fold line 4flto panel 4|. Section 41M of panel 4| below the level of the top edge of panel3fl forms a pottion of the center divider wall M. Section II of panel 4| above thelevel of the top edge of panel 3|! forms aportionof the handleH. Handie panel B is connected n by fold line 42H to handle panel 43. The section 43M of panel yond the width of compartment description of the formation of the center divider wall and the compartments. 7 Of course, sectionJlM ofpanel 4| and section 43M of panel 43 which were adhesively secured together with the folding over of panels 4i and 43 form together two-thirds of the center, divider wall. Y l f It is necessary not only tocomplete the center divider wall but also to integrate the remaining completed handle is'folded once more as a unit about the fold line 40 betweenthe panel 4| and end wall W panel 30;

Panel to is provided con etu by the m nus 6| to panelzll which is a-portionof the end wall V. Panel 60 has a sectioniilM which is to form a portion of the center divider'wall and a section 60H which is to form the portion of the handle Panel ifl is thus taller than theside wall or the regular compartment panels hereinafter described." It isalfsowider'thanany of the cornpartments' havingfa sectiontllB extending bepanel ilforms one of the walls.

Sections "Hand 60B of panel 60 are adhesively secured; respectively, tothehandle section H, particularly the outer surface offpanel UH, and to the portionof section -4|M of panel 4| f which it overlaps in compartment l 43 below the top level of panel 3|! forms a portion of the center divider wall M, while the section 431! Thusysectionsillfi and NIH of panel wserv to connect the free end of the handle formed A or which by the removal of panel 44 therefrom to the center wall M and serve further to complete the center wall M by fillingthe gap caused by the removal of panel 44 therefrom, the said panel 44 being removed to form the compartment walls.

Panel 38 connected by fold line 36 to end wall panel 32 at one end is, as previously described, adhesively secured to the outer surface of panel 4 IM and thus cooperates in reinforcing the center wall M and in forming a wall of compartment C.

Panel connected by fold line H to panel 38 extends transversely out to the side wall panel it where it is connected by fold line I2 to panel 13 which is secured in surface to surface relation with side wall panel l6 and thus becomes a part of side wall S with panel I6.

Panel 10 thus divides compartments B and C from each other. Panel 14 connected by fold line 15 to panel 13 extends transversely from side wall panel l6 back to the center wall M dividing compartments A and B from each other. Panel 14 is connected by fold line 16 to flap H which is folded reentrantly and secured in surface to surface relation with section 60B of panel 60 and thereby is secured to and forms a part of the center divider wall.

In this manner compartments A, B, and C are formed with the compartment walls being formed by panel extensions from end wall panel 32 which is in turn an extension of panel iii of side wall S.

The compartment walls for compartments D, E, and F are formed by panels 44, 45 and 48 which are out along slit 4! from the handle section and are essentially through panel 4| an extension of end wall W panel 30 which is an extension of side wall panel ill of side wall R.

Panel 46 is folded outwardly as seen in Figure 2 around fold line 52 to form the dividing wall between compartments F and E. Panel 46 is connected by fold line 5| to panel 45 which is adhesively secured in surface to surfacerelation with the center of side wall panel in of side wall R to reinforce the side wall at that point.

Panel 44 is then folded back on fold line 42M where it connects once more with the center wall section M at fold line 50, forming the dividing wall between compartments E and D.

The upper sections MK and 43H of the handle panels are cut at 80, 80 to produce the fiaps 4| hinge'dly connected by the fold lines 82 at the upper ends thereof to define the finger holes by which the handle H may readily be grasped.

In this manner it will be seen especially from a comparison of Figures 1 and 2 with Figures 5, 6, 7 and 17 that a simplified bottle carrying compartmented carton may be provided having full length partitions between the compartments and having a handle integral with and as an extension of the center dividing wall.

At the same time, the entire carton may readily be erected and collapsed as conditions require. When it is initially made, it is in the collapsed condition of Figure 17 so that it may readily be shipped.

After the cartons are erected either manually or by appropriate machines, bottles may be packed therein. The usual manner of performing this operation is to erect four of the cartons in a case intended to hold twenty-four bottles where they serve. to maintain each other inappropriately erected position; the bottles also then. being inserted by the appropriate packing machine.

' Of course, when the bottles are in the carton they serve to maintain priate erect position. However, simplified additional means adding no cost to the manufacturing operation may be provided to maintain the erected position, and such means are shown in the blank of Figure 13 and in the cross-sectional view of Figure 12 wherein the lower end of panel 60 is reentrantly cut to form the recess 80 into which edge 9| of bottom wall X may be fitted to prevent collapse of the carton.

While the blank of Figure 13 and the various other steps in the formation of the carton have been referred to in order to facilitate the description of the carton, the actual steps in the manufacturing operation have not yet been explained in successive step by step manner. The blank of Figure 13 has already been described and referred to.

The blank of Figure 13 is so arranged that a minimum of waste material occurs in the cutting of the blank. Successive blanks in a single sheet may be nested so that thewaste is reduced.

Thus, for instance, panels 32, 38, Hi, l3, l4 and 11 of the next blank may be fitted into the space between those panels and the handle panels of the blank of Figure 13 in laying out the cutting die so that the degree of waste is greatly reduced. Other nesting arrangements may also be utilized.

After the blank has been cut, it is fed through a gluing machine which applies adhesives to panels 4| and 43. Panel 43 is then folded on score line 42H42M into surface to surface relation with panel 4| and adhesively secured thereto as shown in Figure 13A.

This fold over must occur first in order to make possible the succeeding steps wherein the compartment walls are folded out. The double thickness handle thus obtained by the adjacent handle panels makes a reinforced handle possible, with minimum material waste.

It should here be noted that panels 4! and 44 are not adhesively secured to each other. The glue may also be omitted from flaps 8| so that these flaps may, if desired, be folded up on opposite sides of the handle to provide additional reinforcement for the finger openings.

In the next step, the .now completed handle blank is folded on fold line 4|! to the position of Figure 14. Although it is not shown in Figure 14, the entire set of panels 3l'|4--'|3|415 are folded simultaneously about the foldline it into surface to surface relation with side wall panel l4.

, Figure 14 has been left with this latter set of panels unfolded at this moment in order to make clear the double fold which occurs in the handle H section. In actual manufacture, however, the

fold of the handle and the fold of panels ll to ll occur simultaneously.

- of side wall R and panel 13 is adhesively secured to the center of panel IQ of side wall S.

Figure 15 shows this condition and shows the result after both sets of panels, the handle and the opposite set of panels have been folded and the carton in the approof course, remain unfolded in the first instance H or it may be caused to snap back during the folding of the other panels.

Also, before panels 38 to ll reach the full folded over position, panels 14-11 are folded back or reverse folded on line 15 to the position of Figure 15.

An additional step now takes place between the steps of Figures 15 and 16. h

After the handle panels have been folded over and panels 31 to 88 have been folded in the manner above described, which occurs simultaneously, then panels and 60 are folded simultaneously over the fold lines 2!, adhesive being placed on sections 60B and 60H of panel 50 in order that panel 50 may be secured to the handle and center wall panel H and M.

Simultaneously with the folding of panels 20-40, panels 22-24 are similarly folded over on line 23; but before this last fold is completed,

flap 24 is reverse folded back on line 25 into surface to surface relation with the outside of end wall panel 22. The folding back of flap 24 is done so that it will extend in surface to surface relation with the vertical portion of end'wall panel 20 adjacent the fold line 51. Thereafter, adhesive is applied to the surfaces of flaps l1 and 24:- at the same time adhesive is also applied to panel 38. i

The structure is now folded up around fold line l3 so that the bottom wall panels l4 and I! move into surface to surface relation with each other. flap l1 .and the now in folded panel 50 move into en agement with each other and flap I1 is adhesively secured to the section 60B.

At the same t me. flan 24 and the portion of D n l M adjacent the fold line 6| are adhesively se n'red together. Also panel 38 and the section of panel MMadjacent fold line 40 are adhesively secured together.

After the result of Fi ure 16 is achieved, then a esive is applied to flap 35and to flap 55 and t es are folded over the edges adjacent t ereto: flap 35 bein folded over the edge of spsctively, to the centers of walls It and I6.

3. Bend out flap 35 which has ,been folded.

. This is shown essentially in Figure. 15 where.

however, additional foldsof the following step have already occurred. In other words, Figure 15 does not show an actual step in the operation nor does Figure 14 show an actual step in the operation, but the utilization of Figures 14 asalmso lo I and 15 serves to explain the arrangement achieved by the steps.

4. Apply adhesive to sections can and 501-! or 6. Fold panel 22 about fold line 23 and fold back end wall flap 24 along score line 25.

7. Apply adhesive to flap ll, flap :4 and panel 38.

8. Fold up the structure about the fold line so that flap 24 now engages section 20A of flap :0 and flap 11 now engages section B of panel 50.

9. Apply adhesive to flap 35 and flap 55 and fold over onto panel 30 and panel 4IH, respectively, to complete the blank. By this means of folding up, it will be seen that one surface of the blank I! is utilized to form the outer surfaces of the side walls S and R, bottom wall X and the end walls V and W and the handle H.

Thus, it will be necessary only to print the blank on one side in order to produce a final completed and decorated carton.

The application of adhesive to panels 45' and 13 between creases 95 and 96 for panel 45 and 91 and 98for panel 13 permits the center of the completed carton to flex outwardly if necessary to permit the hand to spread the center bottles when grasping the handle.

The notches at the lower ends of panels 45,

4|, and 13 permit the lower ends of specially shaped bottles to move readily downward to the bottom of the compartment when the cartons are loaded.

These latter two elements make possible a firm support of the bottles by permitting the carton compartments to be made of the exact size to receive the bottles while providing enough give to enable appropriate manipulation to take place.

By this means, therefore, it will be seenthat I have provided a simplified carton structure which may be readily erected and collapsed, which may be formed from anintegralblank in such manner that one surface of the blank forms all of the outer visible surfaces of the carton and in which the'carton is provided with full length walls defining all of the compartments together with a handle integral with the center divider.

In the foregoing I have describedlmy invention in connection with illustrative embodiments thereof. Many variations and modifications of my invention will now be obvious to those skilled in the art.

I claim:

l. A folding compartmented carton of fofdable sheet material comprising side walls and end walls foldably connected togetherja bottom wall foldably connected between the side walls and having a central fold line parallel to the side walls; a center divider wall comprising two plies and having a vertical extension forming'a handle; four folding panel extensions one from each end of each side wall each forming a half panel of an end wall; the first of said four panels having a first extension foldably connected thereto and comprising a pair of panels folded along a fold line in surface to surface contact and forming the major portion of said two ply center divided wall and handle; additional panels formed by a out line extending inwardly in both p nels of said first extension from the fold line s,ese,eee

Joining said panels of said first extension and foldable out from said first extension and forming partitions on one side of said center divider; said additional panels being foldably secured to said side wall; the second of said four panels connected to the opposite end of the same side wall having a second extension foldably connected thereto; said second extension being larger vertically and horizontally thanv one of said additional foldable panels cut from said first extension; said serond extension being foldable inwardly from. said second end wall panel and being secured to one oi the panels of the first extension adjacent the fold line between the panels of the first extension and forming a portion of said center divider wall and handle and completing the opening left by the folding out of the additional panels of the first extension; and foldable flap extensions from each of said third and fourth panels on the other side wall secured, respectively, to the outer surfaces of said first and second panels to complete the end walls.

2. An integral blank for a folding compartmented carton; said blank having a central bottom wall panel and a fold line dividing said bottom wall panel; side wall panels connected to said bottom wall panel on opposite sides of said bottom wall panel along fold lines parallel to the fold line in the bottom wall; each side wall having a panel foldably connected at each end thereof forming a portion of anlend wall; one of said end wall panels having a first panel extension greater in each dimension than said one of said end wall panels foldably secured thereto along a fold line and forming a portion of a center divider wall and handle; additional panels of the approximate size of said end wall panel cut from said first extension and foldably connected thereto and to each other along fold lines parallel to the first-mentioned fold line and being foldable out of said first extension to form compartment walls; another of said end wall panels foldably connected to the end of the side wall opposite that to which the first-mentioned panel is connected having a second extension foldably connected thereto larger in each dimension than said other panel to cooperate with said first extension in forming a center divider wall and handle; the panels at each end of the other side wall each having flap extensions securable to the outer surfaces of the two first-mentioned panels; the fiap extension of one of said panels comprising a portion of an extension; the remainder of said last named extension having additional panels foldably secured thereto; said remainder of said last named extension and said 12 additional panels forming portions of a center divider wall and compartment walls.

3. A folding compartmented carton oi foldabie sheet material comprising side walls and end walls foldably connected together; a center divider wall comprising two plies and having a vertical extension forming a handle; tour folding panel extensions one from each end of each side wall each forming a half panel of an end wall; the first of said four panels having a first extension foldably connected thereto and comprising a pair of panels folded along a (old line in surface to surface contact and forming the major portion of said two ply center divider wall and handle; additional panels formed by a out line extending inwardly in both panels of said first extension from the fold line Joining said panels of said first extension and foldable out from said first extension and forming partitions on one side of said center, divider; saidadditional panels being foldably secured to said side wall; the second of said four panels connected to the opposite end of the same side wall having a second extension foldably connected thereto; said second extension being larger vertically and horizontally than one of said additional foldable panels cut from said first extension; said second extension being foldable inwardly from said second end wall panel and being secured to one of the panels of the first extension adjacent the fold line between the panels of the first extension and forming a portion of said center divider wall and handle and completing the opening left by the folding out-oi the additional panels of the first extension; and tcldable 'fiap extensions from each of said third and fourth panels on the other side wall secured, respectively, to the outer surfaces of said first and second panels to complete the end walls.

MICHAEL H. KOWAL.

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