US3097010A - Top grip carrier for bottles or the like - Google Patents

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US3097010A
US3097010A US75389A US7538960A US3097010A US 3097010 A US3097010 A US 3097010A US 75389 A US75389 A US 75389A US 7538960 A US7538960 A US 7538960A US 3097010 A US3097010 A US 3097010A
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  • the present invention relates to a hand carrier for bottles, or the like, and more particularly to a top-grip bottle carrier that will support, in suspended relation, one or more bottles, or the like, and is manually engageable for carrying the bottles suspended therefrom and especially to a cardboard, top-grip bottle carrier.
  • top-grip bottle carrier of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the several embodiments thereof shown in the accompanying drawings and from the description following. It is to be understood, however, that such embodiments are shown for illustration only, to make the principles and practice of the invention more readily comprehensible, and Without any intent to limit the invention to the specific details therein shown.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of a blank for a top-grip bottle carrier of the present invention, as viewed from the inner surface thereof;
  • FIG. 2 is a foreshortened plan view of the blank of FIG. 1, after a first step in the folding and gluing thereof;
  • FIG. 3 is an edge view of the partly glued and folded blank of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of the fully glued and flat-folded blank of FIGS. 1 and 2;
  • FIG. 5 is an edge view of the glued and folded blank of FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 6 is an end view of the folded and glued blank in partly set-up position and in readiness to receive a bottle neck therein;
  • FIG. 7 is an end view through a fully folded and set-up bottle carrier of the invention, shown with a bottle neck engaged therein;
  • FIG. 8 is a longitudinal section of a bottle carrier and bottle engaged thereby, taken on line 8--8 of FIG. 7;
  • FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the completely set-up and locked top-grip bottle carrier formed from the blank of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 10 is a plan view of another embodiment of a blank for the top-grip bottle carrier of the invention, shown as adapted for the carrying of three bottles and as having modified locking means;
  • FIG. 11 is a fragmentary perspective view of one end of a fully set up bottle carrier formed from the blank of FIG. 10; shown in readiness to be locked in set-up position;
  • FIG. 12 is a view similar to that of FIG. 11, showing the locking means in fully sealed position;
  • FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the locking means of the fully set-up top-grip bottle carrier of FIGS. 11 and 12, unlocked and in position for releasing the bottles carried by it.
  • the present invention takes advantage of the irregularity in the silhouette of the upper end of the neck of substantially all cap-closed bottles.
  • Such irregularity is provided by the thickening at the bottleneck end which is provided either by the bottle closure or by an annular bead or rib immediately adjacent to the closure and the closure-retaining means, or by both.
  • the present invention takes advantage of such irregularity in the bottleneck silhouette by including in the bottle carrier a vertically suspended member in which is formed a vertical opening extending inwardly from its lower end whose shape closely conforms to the silhouette of the upper end of the bottle-neck, including the portion thereof below its enlargement, whereby the silhouette of the upper portion of the bottle-neck is fitted into such opening and is held therein by the bottom of its enlargement, against the vertical edge portions of the opening.
  • the invention involves, further, means for retaining the end of the bottle-neck in such opening by its silhouette.
  • the carrier is provided with two such vertically-extending members that are tiltably suspended in juxtaposed relation, each formed with a silhouette shaped opening, that are movable in pincer-like movement into position over the silhouette of the bottle-neck end, so as to afford double support therefor; and the means for retaining the bottle-neck in place within such openings comprise a laterally and outwardly ofiset section on the free end of each of said upright members, into which the silhouette opening is continued in approximately semi-circular shape for engaging transversely, half the bottle-neck thickness at a reduced point of its thickness, below the enlargement thereof that is engaged by the edges of the silhouette openings.
  • the bottle carrier of the invention consists of a pair of parallel substantially rectangular tubes one wall of each of which lies in a common plane and is preferably continuous with the other and whose adjacent walls are tiltably suspended from said common wall.
  • the bottle-neck silhouette out-outs are formed in the facing walls of the parallel tubes and are extended into the adjacent, laterally offset walls thereof.
  • the bottleneck silhouette openings are left secured by their ends to the Wall sections from which they are severed and are inwardly folded into the tubes to form intermediate Wall sections that engage against the sides. of the bottleneck end disposed in the openings, to steady the same in a plane normal to the plane of the opening edges that steady the bottle-neck in the direction at right angles.
  • top-grip bottle carrier that is formed from a unitary, approximately rectangular blank B made of cardboard or like material.
  • the blank 20 is preferably symmetrically scored byparallel, scored, foldlines to provide a central panel 20, aside panel 22 at each side of the centralpanel Ztbeach side panel 22 having an exthe glue flap 28 toward the fold line 26 and is formed by:
  • Eachopening 30 isformed with an inner extension 32 continuous therewith and extending inwardly therefrom toward fold line 26, to a depth not exceeding half the outer diameter of such bottle neck portion immediately opposite the lowermost point encompassed by the open ing portion 30.
  • the opening portion 32 is defined by non-intersecting extensions of the cut lines forming the opening portion 3.0. Because such cut lines forming the opening parts 30 and 32. do not intersect, the strip 34 between the. lines defining such opening par-ts remains attached to the blank by each end thereof and fills such opening parts when the blank extension 24v remains flat.
  • Each of the panel extensions 24 is formed with a fold line 36 parallel to foldline 26, extending to each side and between the openings 3032, at a point opposite the junction of opening parts 30 and 32, to define between such fold' line.
  • 3.6 and foldline 26 a panel 38, preferably equal in width to half the width of central panel 20, and, between such foldline 36 and the glue flap 28, a panel 40, preferably equal in width to a side panel 22.
  • Each of strips 34 filling the opening 30.32, is connected at.its inner end to panel 38 and is defined therefrom by foldline 42, scored for folding in the same direction as foldlines 26 and 36, and is connected at its other end. to. theglue flap 28, at the fold line between it and extension24;
  • Each strip 34 is further provided, at a distance from its junction with glue flap 28 equal approximately to the depth of opening portion 32, with an oppositely scored fold-line, 44.
  • The. bottle carrier is formed from the blank B, described above, by first folding each glue flap 28 over the ad acent portion of the. extension 24 to which it is connected and applying a coat of glue to its outer surface, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Each of the extensions 24 is then folded. along foldline 26 over the adjacent side panel and-part of the. central panel 20, so that the glued sides of theflaps 28 are adhesively secured to thepanel 20, in oppositely directed relation to one another, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
  • the; blank may be. compactly and conveniently and economically shipped and stored until used.
  • the fiat folded and glued blank may be placed with its center over the tops of a number of alined bottles, arranged to have the neck top of each be in register with opposed openings 3032 in the two extensions 24 of the blank.
  • the blank is then pressed along each of its edges defined by foldlines 26, so that the side panels 22Lare each gradually offset relative to the central panel 20 and. extensions 24 are each offset relative to its side panel 22 and gradually folded along fold line 36 into two complementary walls of a flat-walled tube of quadrilateral cross-section which becomes rectangular as the pincer-like movement of the partly erected tubes is continued, with the panels or sides 40 of the two tubes being brought into juxtaposed position-with their opening parts 3%) fitted over the upper neck portions of. the alinedbottles; the opening extensions32 in the panels or sides 38 fitting about the circumference of the bottle necks. It will be .apparent that as the pincer-like movement setting up the two tubular sections of the. carrier. is continued,
  • the opening partsfitlin panels 40/ are shown as formed to conform tothe silhouette of thep bottle neck section illustrated inFIGS. 7 and 8' of the drawings as having thicker portions provided by the' closure cap 50 and the annular rib 52, slightly spaced from cap 50, and the thinner portions represented by the recess 54, between the cap 50 and the rib 52 and by the portion of the bottle neck immediately below the rib 52..
  • each opening 30- is shown to include onv its.- facing edges a projection 56, that will fit within the recess-- 54 of the bottle neck, with the portions of theopposed edges of the opening below the projections 56- tapering toward one another to be spaced at the narrower portion of the opening part 30' a distance less than the thicknessof rib 52, so that the lower edge of the latter will rest upon and be supported by the convergent edge portions- Further support for the bottle neck may be provided.
  • bottle carrier illustrated is shown as formed for carrying bottles. with uniform bottle necks, it will, nevertheless. be readily understood that such bottle carrier, by varying'the shape of the several opening parts 30thereof, may be made suitable for carrying bottles of different neck. size and. thickness or bottles and jars or jars of dilf'erentisizes.
  • the bottle carrier of the invention may be locked in. set up position over the bottle neck tops, a-s described' above; either permanently, .as by a line of adhesive'securing the facing sides of juxtaposed panels 40; in a manner that will be readily understood, win another manner that will hereafter be described; .or. it may be releasabl'y locked
  • the, blank. of the carrier may be so formed that the flat top of each leasable locking means comprises a tongue 58, struck out from the panel 40 of one of tubular sections forming the carrier, between a pair of its opening pontions 30, which tongue remains connected to the adjacent panel 38 and is provided at its free end with a foldable lock tip 62, defined by a scored foldline 60.
  • the tongue 58 is offset outwardly and away from the panel 40 from which it is struck as the fiat folded blank is set up into bottle neck top gripping shape, as shown in FIG. 6 of the drawings, so that the tongue will, upon the closing of the carrier about the bottle neck tops, extend and underlie the panel 38 of the companion extension 24, in the latter of which is formed a slot 64, as at the junction of such panel 38 with its side panel 22, whereinto the lock tip is inserted to lock the two tubular sections of the carrier against one another. Release of the lock may be relatively easily effected by the removal of the lock tip 62 from the slot 64.
  • the releasable locking means described above may be supplemented by the application of a pressure adhesive to the facing sides of the panels 40 of the carrier.
  • Such means may comprise a tear away strip 59, defined by tear-lines 61, which is connected integrally to the base of the tongue 58, at the fold line 36, which is preferably connected to the tongue along its entire width at its base.
  • tear-away strip is preferably formed to extend across the entire width of the adjacent panel 38 and partly into the adjacent side panel 22, where the tearlines 61 converge and meet to form a tear-away tab 63.
  • FIGS. 10 to 13, inclusive, of the drawings illustrate another embodiment of a bottle carrier of the present invention which is modified in a number of respects.
  • This modified embodiment of the invention shows a topgrip bottle carrier for carrying more than two bottles, and the bottles are shown to be of a type that is closed by a relatively shallow cap, such as a clinch cap.
  • This embodiment is also shown as being provided with a re inforced top wall and with modified, non-releasable but, nevertheless readily opened locking means.
  • FIGS. 10 to 13 is formed from a blank whose side panels 22 are relatively shorter than in the first embodiment because of the relatively shallow closure cap of the bottles which this embodiment is intended to carry, and the extensions 24 of the blank are correspondingly shorter.
  • the glue flaps of this blank are each of a width fully equal to half the width of the central panel 20, so that the latter, when the blank is glued and flat-folded, is of double thickness and doubly reinforced along its entire length and width.
  • opening parts 30 are, likewise, relatively shorter and the projections 56, in its edges, are closer to the panel 38, to accommodate the bottles having relatively thin or no annular beads adjacent the closure cap.
  • the locking means of the embodiment of FIGS. 10 to 13 comprises a flap extension 70, at each end of the central panel 20, extending preferably its full Width and of a height equal to the width of a side panel 22; an individual flap 72, at each end of each side panel 22, preferably extending its full width and of a height ap proximately half its width; an individual flap extension 74 and 76, respectively, at each end of each of panels 38 and 40, extending preferably their entire widths and of a height half the width of panel 38.
  • each flap 74 at each end of each tubular carrier section, is preferably first folded over the adjoining section end.
  • the flaps 72 and 76 are then folded over each flap 74.
  • Each flap 70 is then folded over the adjacent flaps 72 and 76 and adhesively secured thereto, to thereby unite the two tubular sections to one another at each end thereof.
  • such release means comprises tear lines 78 and 80, respectively, formed at the base of each of flaps 74 and 76; a tear line, 82, at the base of the portion of flap 70 connected to tubular section T; and a tear line 84, at the base of flap 72, which is preferably curved to extend into the adjacent side panel 22, to provide a tear-away finger piece or tab 86.
  • the carrier is disen gaged from the bottles it carries or grips by successively forcing tear line 84 at each end of the tube T and grasping tab 86 and pulling it way from the end of the tubular section T; thereby tearing tear lines 78, and 82, to disengage the uniting flap 70 from the tubular section T, so as to permit the collapsing of section T and permit removal of the carrier from the bottle-neck tops which it grips.
  • a fold line, 88 may be formed in the longitudinal center of flap 70, to facilitate its bending away from tubular section T, after it is separated therefrom.
  • glue flaps 28, instead of being secured to the top wall 20, may, by the interposition of an additional panel between pane 40 and glue flap 28, be made to adhere to side panel 22; a variant that imparts still greater flexibility to the utility of carriers or container made according to the principles of the present invention.
  • While the devices of the present invention have been specifically described as having their principal utility as a top grip bottle carrier, it may here be stated that devices constructed according to the principles of the present in- 'vention may also be utilized as cartons and. display stands for various items that may be wholly or partly engaged and retained within the recesses formed by openings 30- 32 in each of the two tubular sections thereof.
  • Such cartons because the items disposed within their recesses are engaged at four points approximately 90 apart around the circumference of the article provided by the edges of the openings forming the recesses and by the inwardlyolfset strips struck out from the openings, will afford maximum protection for an article disposed within a recess, as well as hold it securely in place.
  • Such cartons might be particularly useful for the packaging of fragile articles, such as, for instance, radio tubes or the like, which may be wholly or partly engaged within the recesses described.
  • Such cartons may also serve as display cartons and stands for the items held therein by being disposed either on their sides 22 or inverted and rested on their top walls 20. In the last position they may serve as re-usable stands, as
  • ftopa grip'hottlecarrier as utilized in the specification and claim slhereof, is .tocover and include containers and stands constructed according tothe principles of the invention, eyen when not usedxfor bottles or jars. Tlrf completes the description of the several embodiments .of the ,top-tgrip'hottle carrier devices, or the like, of the present invention.
  • Such devices are sturdy and rigid and capable of receiving and supporting a varied number of bottles .or jars or other articles, of the same or different shapes and sizes, and of considerable weight; that its bottle-supporting means include a double thickness of vertical edges of a vertically disposed opening, which is thestrongest possible manner of supporting an object; and that it will support the bottles or other articles in steady position against swinging in any direction, to thereby minimize danger of breakage by collision of the bottles or the like with .one another.
  • the device of the present invention is so shaped as to be conveniently and comfortably held .by a users hand; to permit the convenient stacking of -gr'ip held bottles or articles on one another; and to afford maximum surface area for printed matter, such as advertising.
  • the device of the present'inv'ention may be readily, quickly and easily removed from the bottles or other items it carries, with the use of minimum force and effort and without need of touching ormoving such bottles or other articles and, therefore, with a minimum likelihood of knocking over or dropping any of the articles carried thereby.
  • the device of the present invention may be relatively economically produced from a "minimum of material and may be quickly and easily flat folded and set up and engaged over bottle tops or other articles, either manually or by conventional equipment, at maximum speed.
  • a carrier -for a bottle or the like with an upper neck section having relatively thicker and thinner portions comprising, a pair of flat walled tubes each including parallel inner and outer side wall sections and a wall section connecting one of the edges of each of each of said side wall sections to the corresponding edge of the other; means connecting said tubes in parallel, each by the other edges of its side walls, for pivotal movement of said tubes towards and away from one another; each of said inner side Wall sections having a-cutout opening formed therein and extending inwardly thereinto from the one edge thereof in register with a corresponding opening in the other of said inner side wall sections, said opening adapted to accommodate :said upper bottle-neck portion and having wider portions adapted to receive the wider portions of said neck section and narrower portions adapted to engage against the underside of said wider neck portions; said connecting wall Pct-ions each having an opening formed therein continuous with said opening in its connected inner wall section. and adapted to receive a portion of the thickness of said'bottle-neck section, when said inner side wall opening is
  • a carrier for a bottle, or the like, with an upper neck section of irregular thickness, including relatively thicker and thinner portions comprising a'body, including an upright Wall section, said wall section having a cut-out opening formed therein extending upwardly thereinto from its lower edge, said opening adapted to accommodate, when in carrying position, said upper bottle neck section and having narrower and wider portions adapted to fit over the thicker and thinner portions of said upper bottle neck section, and means connected to said wall section maintaining said wall section with its opening on said upper bottle neck section.
  • a carrier for a bottle or the like, with an upper neck section of irregular thickness, including relatively thicker and thinner portions comprising a horizontal member and a wall section suspended from said horizontal member, said wall section having a cut-out opening formed therein extending upwardly thereinto from its lower edge, said opening adapted to accommodate, when in carrying position, said upper bottle neck section and having wider and narrower portions adapted to fit over the thicker and thinner portions of said upper bottle neck section, and means connected to said wall section maintaining said wall section with its opening fitted on said upper bottle neck section.
  • a carrier for a bottle, or the like, with an upper neck section of irregular thickness, including relatively thicker and thinner portions comprising a horizontal member and a wall section suspended from said horizontal member, said wall section having a cut-out opening formed therein extending upwardly from its lower edge, said opening adapted to accommodate said upper bottle neck section and having, when in carrying position, thicker and thinner portions adapted to fit over the thicker and thinner portions of said bottle neck section, and means for maintainring said wall section with its opening on said upper bottle neck section, said means including :a lateral extension on said wall section, said opening continuing into said extension a distance equal approximately half the outer diameter of said bottle neck opposite said extension when said opening is disposed over said bottle neck section.
  • a carrier for a bottle, or the like, with an upper neck section of irregular thickness, including relatively thicker and thinner portions comprising -a pair of wall sections, means tiltably support-ing said wall sections, each by one edge thereof, in parallel closely spaced relation to the other for tilting movement toward and away from one another, each said wall section having a cut-out opening formed therein extending inwardly thereinto from. its opposed edge in register with the opening of the other, each said opening adaptd to accommodate, when in carrying position, said upper bottle neck section and having wider and narrower portions adapted to fit over the thicker and thinner portions of said bottle neck upper neck portion and means connected to said wall sections of maintaining said wall sections with the opening over said bottle-neck section.
  • a carrier for a bottle, or the like, with an upper neck section having relatively thicker and thinner portions comprising a horizontal member, a pair of wall sections each tiltably suspended by one edge from said horizontal member in parallel relation to the other of said wall sections for movement of the other edge thereof toward and away from the other edge of said other wall section, each said wall section having a cut-out opening formed therein in register with an opening in the other of said wall section and extending inwardly thereinto from its said other edge, said opening having portions adapted to fit over said thicker portions of said neck section and narrower portions adapted to engage against the underside of said thicker portions of said neck section, and means maintaining said wall sections with their openings over said neck section, said means including a lateral extension on each of said wall sections at its said other edge, said lateral extension having an opening formed therein continuous with the opening formed in said wall section and shaped to receive a portion of the thickness of said neck section opposite said extension when said opening is fitted on said neck section.
  • the bottle carrier of 6, including means for interengaging said wall sections against movement away from one another.
  • a carrier for a bottle neck, or the like, with an upper neck section having relatively thicker and thinner portions comprising a pair of fourwalled tubes, said tubes connected at one edge of one of their walls to one another, the other of the walls of each tube being foldably collapsible from substantially fiat to substantially rectangular shape, the facing walls of said interconnected tubes each having an opening for-med therein extending inwardly from the opposed edge of said one wall, said opening adapted to accommodate said upper bottleneck section and having wider portions adapted to fit over said thicker neck portions and narrower portions adapted to engage the underside of said thicker neck portions, the wall of each of said tubes connected to said opposed edge of said facing wall thereof having an extension of said opening formed therein, said opening extension of a shape adapted to receive approximately half the thickness of said bottle-neck section opposite said edge.
  • a carrier for bottles, or the like, said bottles having an upper neck section having relatively thicker and thinner portions comprising a rectangular wall section, a first pair of wall sections each tiltably connected by one edge thereof to one of two opposed edges of said rectangular wall section, a second pair of wall sections each tiltably connected by one edge thereof to said rectangular wall section at a central portion therein in juxtaposed relation to one another and in parallel relation to said first pair of wall sections, and a wall section tiltably connecting the other edge of each one of said first pair of wall sections to the other edge of the adjacent one of said second pair of wall sections, each one of said second pair of wall sections having an opening formed therein extending inwardly thereinto from its said other edge, said opening having wider portions adapted to accommodate the thicker portions of said neck section and narrower portions adapted to engage against the lower part of said thicker neck portions, said opening extending into said connecting wall a distance not exceeding half the thickness of the narrower portion of said neck section below said thicker portion thereof.
  • each of said second pair of Wall sections is formed with a glue flap at its end, said glue flap extended to said rectangular wall section.
  • each said glue flap is each of a width to extend between the wall section to which it is integrally connected and the adjacent one of said first pair of wall sections.
  • connecting wall sections are each of lesser width than said second pair of wall sections and wherein one of said second pair of Wall sections has a tongue struck out therefrom connected thereto by one end adjacent said connecting wall section, said tongue having a foldline adjacent its free end forming a lock tip and the other of said connecting wall sections having a slot formed therein whereinto said lock tip is insertable.
  • a foldably connected flap is provided at each of the other edges of said rectangular wall section and a foldable flap is connected at the corresponding ends of each of said first-named pair of wall sections and a tearline is formed at the base of the flap at each end of one of said first pair of wall sections and at the adjacent portion of the base of eachof the flaps of said rectangular wall section, said last-named flaps adhesively securable to said flaps of said first-named pair of Wall sections.
  • a foldably connected flap is provided at each of the other edges of said rectangular wall section and a foldable flap is connected at the corresponding ends :of each of said first-named pair of wall sections and a tearline is formed at the base of the flap at each end of one of said first pair of wall sections and at the adjacent portion of the base of each of the flaps of said rectangular wall section, said last-named flaps adhesively securable to said flaps of said first-named pair of wall sections, said tear linm at the base of each of said fiaps of said one of said first pair of Wall sections extended into the adjacent of the said first pair of wall sections to provide a finger grip.
  • said wall sections are formed integrally of cardboard and are defined from one another by scored foldlines arranged for folding in the same direction and wherein said openings and the extensions thereof are each formed by continuous, spaced non-intersecting cut lines defining a continuous strip, and the end of each strip between said cut lines terminating in said connecting wall sections is defined by a foldline corresponding to said first-named foldlines and said strip is provided with an oppositely directed foldline at a distance from its other end equal approximately to the depth of said opening extension in said connecting wall section, said strip between said last-named foldline and one end thereof setting up to parallel a wall section of said second pair of wall sections and the portion of said strip to the other side of said last-named foldline setting up parallel to said rectangular wall section, when said carrier is set up into bottle-neck gripping position.
  • a blank for a. top-grip carrier for bottles, or the like, said bottles having top end sections formed with thicker and thinner portions comprising a cardboard blank of substantially rectangular shape, said blank scored by parallel lines to provide foldlines defining a central panel, a side panel on each of two opposed sides of said central panel and an extension on each of said side panels, spaced out lines formed in each said extension defining an opening having wider and narrower portions adapted to fit over the said thicker and thinner portions of said top bottle section, each said opening extending into the adjacent side panel a distance to accommodate approximately half the thickness of said bottle adjacent a thicker section thereof, and foldlines formed in said extension to each side of said opening at approximately its junction with the extension thereof.
  • each said blank extension is formed with a glue flap at its free end.
  • each said side panel extension is of a width equal approximately to the width of the adjacent side panel and half the width of said central panel, and wherein the end portion of the side panel extensionto one side of said foldlines formed therein is of a width equal approximately to the width of said 'side panel, and wherein a tongue is struck out from one ofsaid side panel extensions, said tongue con nected thereto at the said foldline formed therein and extending toward the glue flap thereof, said tongue having a transverse foldline formed therein adjacent its free end to define a lock tip at said end and wherein a slot is formed in the other of said side panel extension between said foldlines formed therein and the adjacent side panel for receiving said lock tip.
  • a tongue is st-ruck out from one of said side panel extensions, said tongue extending from said foldline therein towards the glue flap thereof, said tongue connected to said panel extensions at said foldline and a tearaaway strip is formed in said side panel extension, said tear-away strip defined by tearaway lines and connected to said tongue at said foldline and extending between said foldline and the adjacent side panel, and part-way into said side panel.
  • a carrier for a bottle, or the like, said bottle having relatively an upper neck portion having thicker and thin ner portions comprising a rectangular wall sections, a first pair of wall sections each tiltably connected by one edge thereof to one of two opposed edges of said rectangular wall section, asecond pair of wall sections each'tiltably connected by one edge thereof to said rectangular wall section at a central portion therein in juxtaposed relation to one another and in parallel relation to said first pair of wall sections, and a wall section of lesser width than said second pair of wall sections connecting the other edge of each one of said first pair of wall sections to the other edge of the adjacent one of said second pair of wall sections, each one of said second pair of wall sections having an opening formed therein extending inwardly thereinto from its said other edge, said opening: having wider portions adapted to accommodate the thicker portions of said neck section and narrower portions adapted to engage against the lower part of said.

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y 9, 1963 s. M. SILVER 3,097,010
TOY GRIP CARRIER FOR BOTTLES OR THE LIKE Filed Dec. 12, 1960 s Sheets-Sheet 1 I I f l/ l Z5 Z5 Z8 40 40 24 40 33 5% r-' a c 1 [24 36 2 6 Z0 22 F IG. 3 FIG. 5
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STA/V M. SILVER July 9, 1963 s. M. SILVER 3,097,010
TOY GRIP CARRIER FOR BOTTLES OR THE LIKE Filed Dec. 12, 1960 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVEN TOR. STA/v M S/L vE/z ATTORNEY July 9, 1963 s. M. SILVER TOY GRIP CARRIER FOR BOTTLES on THE LIKE,
3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Dec. 12, 1960 INVENTOR. STA/v M. 'S'IL vse ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,097,010 TOP GRIP CARRIER FOR BOTTLES OR THE LIKE Stan M. Silver, 25 Central Park W., New York, N .Y. Filed Dec. 12, 1960, Ser. No. 75,389 30 Claims. (Cl. 294-87.2)
The present invention relates to a hand carrier for bottles, or the like, and more particularly to a top-grip bottle carrier that will support, in suspended relation, one or more bottles, or the like, and is manually engageable for carrying the bottles suspended therefrom and especially to a cardboard, top-grip bottle carrier.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a top-grip bottle carrier of the character described formed from a unitary cardboard blank.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a topgrip bottle carrier of the character described which may be easily and quickly applied over the tops of the bottles, either manually or mechanically.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a top-grip bottle carrier of the character described which safely and tightly engages tops of bottle necks against removal from the carrier and against swinging contact with one another.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide a top-grip bottle carrier of the character described which may be quickly and easily removed from the tops of the bottles it supports, without any need for touching the bottles and without tearing or mutilation of the carrier itself.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a top-grip bottle carrier of the character described which is economical in the use of cardboard and may be readily mass-produced.
It is a still further object of the present invention to provide a top-grip bottle carrier which possesses a fiat, unbroken top surface that is especially suitable for stackmg.
It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide a top-grip bottle carrier of the character described which possesses relatively large unbroken surface areas on the top and on its sides convenient for stacking and for carrying printed material such as advertising or instructions for use.
The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the top-grip bottle carrier of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the several embodiments thereof shown in the accompanying drawings and from the description following. It is to be understood, however, that such embodiments are shown for illustration only, to make the principles and practice of the invention more readily comprehensible, and Without any intent to limit the invention to the specific details therein shown.
In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of a blank for a top-grip bottle carrier of the present invention, as viewed from the inner surface thereof;
'FIG. 2 is a foreshortened plan view of the blank of FIG. 1, after a first step in the folding and gluing thereof;
FIG. 3 is an edge view of the partly glued and folded blank of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the fully glued and flat-folded blank of FIGS. 1 and 2;
FIG. 5 is an edge view of the glued and folded blank of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is an end view of the folded and glued blank in partly set-up position and in readiness to receive a bottle neck therein;
FIG. 7 is an end view through a fully folded and set-up bottle carrier of the invention, shown with a bottle neck engaged therein;
FIG. 8 is a longitudinal section of a bottle carrier and bottle engaged thereby, taken on line 8--8 of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the completely set-up and locked top-grip bottle carrier formed from the blank of FIG. 1;
FIG. 10 is a plan view of another embodiment of a blank for the top-grip bottle carrier of the invention, shown as adapted for the carrying of three bottles and as having modified locking means;
FIG. 11 is a fragmentary perspective view of one end of a fully set up bottle carrier formed from the blank of FIG. 10; shown in readiness to be locked in set-up position;
FIG. 12 is a view similar to that of FIG. 11, showing the locking means in fully sealed position; and
FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the locking means of the fully set-up top-grip bottle carrier of FIGS. 11 and 12, unlocked and in position for releasing the bottles carried by it.
Broadly stated, the present invention takes advantage of the irregularity in the silhouette of the upper end of the neck of substantially all cap-closed bottles. Such irregularity is provided by the thickening at the bottleneck end which is provided either by the bottle closure or by an annular bead or rib immediately adjacent to the closure and the closure-retaining means, or by both. The present invention takes advantage of such irregularity in the bottleneck silhouette by including in the bottle carrier a vertically suspended member in which is formed a vertical opening extending inwardly from its lower end whose shape closely conforms to the silhouette of the upper end of the bottle-neck, including the portion thereof below its enlargement, whereby the silhouette of the upper portion of the bottle-neck is fitted into such opening and is held therein by the bottom of its enlargement, against the vertical edge portions of the opening. The invention involves, further, means for retaining the end of the bottle-neck in such opening by its silhouette.
In the preferred form of the invention, the carrier is provided with two such vertically-extending members that are tiltably suspended in juxtaposed relation, each formed with a silhouette shaped opening, that are movable in pincer-like movement into position over the silhouette of the bottle-neck end, so as to afford double support therefor; and the means for retaining the bottle-neck in place within such openings comprise a laterally and outwardly ofiset section on the free end of each of said upright members, into which the silhouette opening is continued in approximately semi-circular shape for engaging transversely, half the bottle-neck thickness at a reduced point of its thickness, below the enlargement thereof that is engaged by the edges of the silhouette openings.
More specifically stated, the bottle carrier of the invention consists of a pair of parallel substantially rectangular tubes one wall of each of which lies in a common plane and is preferably continuous with the other and whose adjacent walls are tiltably suspended from said common wall. The bottle-neck silhouette out-outs are formed in the facing walls of the parallel tubes and are extended into the adjacent, laterally offset walls thereof. In the preferred embodiment of the invention the bottleneck silhouette openings are left secured by their ends to the Wall sections from which they are severed and are inwardly folded into the tubes to form intermediate Wall sections that engage against the sides. of the bottleneck end disposed in the openings, to steady the same in a plane normal to the plane of the opening edges that steady the bottle-neck in the direction at right angles.
Referring now more specifically to the accompanying drawings, and with particular reference to the embodiments of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 9 thereof, the same show a top-grip bottle carrier that is formed from a unitary, approximately rectangular blank B made of cardboard or like material. The blank 20is preferably symmetrically scored byparallel, scored, foldlines to provide a central panel 20, aside panel 22 at each side of the centralpanel Ztbeach side panel 22 having an exthe glue flap 28 toward the fold line 26 and is formed by:
spaced, oppositely symmetrical, non-intersecting cut lines that confer upon the opening portion a shape or outline substantially identical with the silhouette of the upper, irregular portion of the neck of the bottle which it is intended to carry and to fit snugly on said silhouette.
Eachopening 30 isformed with an inner extension 32 continuous therewith and extending inwardly therefrom toward fold line 26, to a depth not exceeding half the outer diameter of such bottle neck portion immediately opposite the lowermost point encompassed by the open ing portion 30. The opening portion 32 is defined by non-intersecting extensions of the cut lines forming the opening portion 3.0. Because such cut lines forming the opening parts 30 and 32. do not intersect, the strip 34 between the. lines defining such opening par-ts remains attached to the blank by each end thereof and fills such opening parts when the blank extension 24v remains flat.
Each of the panel extensions 24 is formed with a fold line 36 parallel to foldline 26, extending to each side and between the openings 3032, at a point opposite the junction of opening parts 30 and 32, to define between such fold' line. 3.6 and foldline 26 a panel 38, preferably equal in width to half the width of central panel 20, and, between such foldline 36 and the glue flap 28, a panel 40, preferably equal in width to a side panel 22.
Each of strips 34, filling the opening 30.32, is connected at.its inner end to panel 38 and is defined therefrom by foldline 42, scored for folding in the same direction as foldlines 26 and 36, and is connected at its other end. to. theglue flap 28, at the fold line between it and extension24; Each strip 34 is further provided, at a distance from its junction with glue flap 28 equal approximately to the depth of opening portion 32, with an oppositely scored fold-line, 44.
The. bottle carrier is formed from the blank B, described above, by first folding each glue flap 28 over the ad acent portion of the. extension 24 to which it is connected and applying a coat of glue to its outer surface, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Each of the extensions 24 is then folded. along foldline 26 over the adjacent side panel and-part of the. central panel 20, so that the glued sides of theflaps 28 are adhesively secured to thepanel 20, in oppositely directed relation to one another, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. In this folded flat and glued form; the; blank may be. compactly and conveniently and economically shipped and stored until used.
Foruse, the fiat folded and glued blank may be placed with its center over the tops of a number of alined bottles, arranged to have the neck top of each be in register with opposed openings 3032 in the two extensions 24 of the blank. The blank is then pressed along each of its edges defined by foldlines 26, so that the side panels 22Lare each gradually offset relative to the central panel 20 and. extensions 24 are each offset relative to its side panel 22 and gradually folded along fold line 36 into two complementary walls of a flat-walled tube of quadrilateral cross-section which becomes rectangular as the pincer-like movement of the partly erected tubes is continued, with the panels or sides 40 of the two tubes being brought into juxtaposed position-with their opening parts 3%) fitted over the upper neck portions of. the alinedbottles; the opening extensions32 in the panels or sides 38 fitting about the circumference of the bottle necks. It will be .apparent that as the pincer-like movement setting up the two tubular sections of the. carrier. is continued,
the strip 34 within each opening 30-32 will. foldJinwardly into the tube along. foldlines. 42.and' 44, sozthat. strip section 46 will underlie the glue. flap. 28 in' each. tube and the remainder of strip 34 will beerected in;
spaced, parallel relation to the adjacent panel40.
In the embodiment of the.inventionshoWnjrnFIGSl1 to 9 of the drawing the opening partsfitlin panels 40/ are shown as formed to conform tothe silhouette of thep bottle neck section illustrated inFIGS. 7 and 8' of the drawings as having thicker portions provided by the' closure cap 50 and the annular rib 52, slightly spaced from cap 50, and the thinner portions represented by the recess 54, between the cap 50 and the rib 52 and by the portion of the bottle neck immediately below the rib 52..
Accordingly, each opening 30-is shown to include onv its.- facing edges a projection 56, that will fit within the recess-- 54 of the bottle neck, with the portions of theopposed edges of the opening below the projections 56- tapering toward one another to be spaced at the narrower portion of the opening part 30' a distance less than the thicknessof rib 52, so that the lower edge of the latter will rest upon and be supported by the convergent edge portions- Further support for the bottle neck may be provided. in
of the upper neck portion of the bottles which it is to carry, the edges of such opening parts 30 will not'only serve to support the bottles by their upper neck portions but will also inhibit the swinging of the bottles supported in the carrier in the plane of the panels. 40, toward and away from one another. It will also be ap-' parent that the upright portions of strips 34, which are spaced from panels 40 a distance approximately half the diameter of the bottle neck, will inhibit the swingingofthe bottles in a plane perpendicular to the. plane. of
panels 40 by impinging against the thicker portions ofthebottle neck.
bottle closure held in the carrier will lie. close up to. or
against the strip portions 46, so thatthe. latter will. cooperate in inhibiting the swinging of the bottlein the.
opening parts 30, in any direction.
It may here be stated that, although thebottle' carrier illustrated is shown as formed for carrying bottles. with uniform bottle necks, it will, nevertheless. be readily understood that such bottle carrier, by varying'the shape of the several opening parts 30thereof, may be made suitable for carrying bottles of different neck. size and. thickness or bottles and jars or jars of dilf'erentisizes.
The bottle carrier of the inventionmay be locked in. set up position over the bottle neck tops, a-s described' above; either permanently, .as by a line of adhesive'securing the facing sides of juxtaposed panels 40; in a manner that will be readily understood, win another manner that will hereafter be described; .or. it may be releasabl'y locked It will be further apparentthat the, blank. of the carrier may be so formed that the flat top of each leasable locking means comprises a tongue 58, struck out from the panel 40 of one of tubular sections forming the carrier, between a pair of its opening pontions 30, which tongue remains connected to the adjacent panel 38 and is provided at its free end with a foldable lock tip 62, defined by a scored foldline 60. In order to utilize the locking means described, the tongue 58 is offset outwardly and away from the panel 40 from which it is struck as the fiat folded blank is set up into bottle neck top gripping shape, as shown in FIG. 6 of the drawings, so that the tongue will, upon the closing of the carrier about the bottle neck tops, extend and underlie the panel 38 of the companion extension 24, in the latter of which is formed a slot 64, as at the junction of such panel 38 with its side panel 22, whereinto the lock tip is inserted to lock the two tubular sections of the carrier against one another. Release of the lock may be relatively easily effected by the removal of the lock tip 62 from the slot 64. If desired, and as may be preferable in certain instances, as when the carrier is designed for carrying jars which have shallow, wide necks, the releasable locking means described above may be supplemented by the application of a pressure adhesive to the facing sides of the panels 40 of the carrier.
Even easier, more convenient and safer means for opening the above described locking means of the carrier for its removal from the bottle neck tops it supports, especially where the reuse of the carrier is not an object. Such means may comprise a tear away strip 59, defined by tear-lines 61, which is connected integrally to the base of the tongue 58, at the fold line 36, which is preferably connected to the tongue along its entire width at its base. Such tear-away strip is preferably formed to extend across the entire width of the adjacent panel 38 and partly into the adjacent side panel 22, where the tearlines 61 converge and meet to form a tear-away tab 63.
The manner of utilizing the last described means for releasing the interlocked tubular carrier sections from one another, for removal of the carrier from the bottle neck tops, will be obvious. While the bottles supported by the carrier are rested upon a supporting surface, and without in any way disturbing the bottles, the tab 63 in the panel 22 (the latter forming an outer wall of the carrier and of easy and convenient access) is first broken away from panel 22 and is then engaged and grasped for pulling the rest of strip 61 away from panel 38, thus completely detaching tongue 58 from the tubular carrier section of which it is formed and thereby releasing said carrier section from its companion section, permitting the two sections to be spread apart and removed from the bottle neck tops.
FIGS. 10 to 13, inclusive, of the drawings, illustrate another embodiment of a bottle carrier of the present invention which is modified in a number of respects. This modified embodiment of the invention shows a topgrip bottle carrier for carrying more than two bottles, and the bottles are shown to be of a type that is closed by a relatively shallow cap, such as a clinch cap. This embodiment is also shown as being provided with a re inforced top wall and with modified, non-releasable but, nevertheless readily opened locking means.
More specifically, the embodiment of FIGS. 10 to 13 is formed from a blank whose side panels 22 are relatively shorter than in the first embodiment because of the relatively shallow closure cap of the bottles which this embodiment is intended to carry, and the extensions 24 of the blank are correspondingly shorter. The glue flaps of this blank are each of a width fully equal to half the width of the central panel 20, so that the latter, when the blank is glued and flat-folded, is of double thickness and doubly reinforced along its entire length and width.
In the last embodiment, opening parts 30 are, likewise, relatively shorter and the projections 56, in its edges, are closer to the panel 38, to accommodate the bottles having relatively thin or no annular beads adjacent the closure cap.
The locking means of the embodiment of FIGS. 10 to 13 comprises a flap extension 70, at each end of the central panel 20, extending preferably its full Width and of a height equal to the width of a side panel 22; an individual flap 72, at each end of each side panel 22, preferably extending its full width and of a height ap proximately half its width; an individual flap extension 74 and 76, respectively, at each end of each of panels 38 and 40, extending preferably their entire widths and of a height half the width of panel 38.
In order to lock the two tubular carrier sections, after they have been set up about the neck portions of the bottles, or the like, to be carried by it, each flap 74, at each end of each tubular carrier section, is preferably first folded over the adjoining section end. The flaps 72 and 76 are then folded over each flap 74. Each flap 70 is then folded over the adjacent flaps 72 and 76 and adhesively secured thereto, to thereby unite the two tubular sections to one another at each end thereof.
The means for unlocking or disconnecting the two tubular carrier sections from one another, for its easy removal from the bottles carried by it, without the need for forcefully tearing the same at the risk of knocking over and breaking one or more of such bottles, need be provided only in one of the tubular sections, designated as T, in FIGS. ll, 12, and 13 of the drawings, at each end of such tubular section.
As illustrated, such release means comprises tear lines 78 and 80, respectively, formed at the base of each of flaps 74 and 76; a tear line, 82, at the base of the portion of flap 70 connected to tubular section T; and a tear line 84, at the base of flap 72, which is preferably curved to extend into the adjacent side panel 22, to provide a tear-away finger piece or tab 86. The carrier is disen gaged from the bottles it carries or grips by successively forcing tear line 84 at each end of the tube T and grasping tab 86 and pulling it way from the end of the tubular section T; thereby tearing tear lines 78, and 82, to disengage the uniting flap 70 from the tubular section T, so as to permit the collapsing of section T and permit removal of the carrier from the bottle-neck tops which it grips. A fold line, 88, may be formed in the longitudinal center of flap 70, to facilitate its bending away from tubular section T, after it is separated therefrom.
It may here be stated that the glue flaps 28, instead of being secured to the top wall 20, may, by the interposition of an additional panel between pane 40 and glue flap 28, be made to adhere to side panel 22; a variant that imparts still greater flexibility to the utility of carriers or container made according to the principles of the present invention.
While the devices of the present invention have been specifically described as having their principal utility as a top grip bottle carrier, it may here be stated that devices constructed according to the principles of the present in- 'vention may also be utilized as cartons and. display stands for various items that may be wholly or partly engaged and retained within the recesses formed by openings 30- 32 in each of the two tubular sections thereof. Such cartons, because the items disposed within their recesses are engaged at four points approximately 90 apart around the circumference of the article provided by the edges of the openings forming the recesses and by the inwardlyolfset strips struck out from the openings, will afford maximum protection for an article disposed within a recess, as well as hold it securely in place. Such cartons might be particularly useful for the packaging of fragile articles, such as, for instance, radio tubes or the like, which may be wholly or partly engaged within the recesses described. Such cartons may also serve as display cartons and stands for the items held therein by being disposed either on their sides 22 or inverted and rested on their top walls 20. In the last position they may serve as re-usable stands, as
7 :for tools or bottles disposed in upright position, or similar items.
.7111 .viewuo f this versatility of the device of the present inventionfgfor such various uses, it is intended that the term ftopa grip'hottlecarrier as utilized in the specification and claim slhereof, is .tocover and include containers and stands constructed according tothe principles of the invention, eyen when not usedxfor bottles or jars. Tlrf completes the description of the several embodiments .of the ,top-tgrip'hottle carrier devices, or the like, of the present invention. It will be readily apparent from the foregoing description that such devices-are sturdy and rigid and capable of receiving and supporting a varied number of bottles .or jars or other articles, of the same or different shapes and sizes, and of considerable weight; that its bottle-supporting means include a double thickness of vertical edges of a vertically disposed opening, which is thestrongest possible manner of supporting an object; and that it will support the bottles or other articles in steady position against swinging in any direction, to thereby minimize danger of breakage by collision of the bottles or the like with .one another.
It will also be apparent that the device of the present invention is so shaped as to be conveniently and comfortably held .by a users hand; to permit the convenient stacking of -gr'ip held bottles or articles on one another; and to afford maximum surface area for printed matter, such as advertising.
It will likewise be apparent that the device of the present'inv'ention may be readily, quickly and easily removed from the bottles or other items it carries, with the use of minimum force and effort and without need of touching ormoving such bottles or other articles and, therefore, with a minimum likelihood of knocking over or dropping any of the articles carried thereby.
It will be further apparent that the device of the present invention may be relatively economically produced from a "minimum of material and may be quickly and easily flat folded and set up and engaged over bottle tops or other articles, either manually or by conventional equipment, at maximum speed.
'It will be still further apparent that numerous modifications and variations in the devices of the present invention ma be made by any one skilled in the art, in accordance with the principles of the invention hereinabove set forth, and without the exercise of any inventive ingenuity. I desire, therefore, to be protected for any and all such modifications and variations that may be made within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the le s ereto appen e Wha I e m s 1. A carrier -for a bottle or the like with an upper neck section having relatively thicker and thinner portions comprising, a pair of flat walled tubes each including parallel inner and outer side wall sections and a wall section connecting one of the edges of each of each of said side wall sections to the corresponding edge of the other; means connecting said tubes in parallel, each by the other edges of its side walls, for pivotal movement of said tubes towards and away from one another; each of said inner side Wall sections having a-cutout opening formed therein and extending inwardly thereinto from the one edge thereof in register with a corresponding opening in the other of said inner side wall sections, said opening adapted to accommodate :said upper bottle-neck portion and having wider portions adapted to receive the wider portions of said neck section and narrower portions adapted to engage against the underside of said wider neck portions; said connecting wall Pct-ions each having an opening formed therein continuous with said opening in its connected inner wall section. and adapted to receive a portion of the thickness of said'bottle-neck section, when said inner side wall opening is fitted over said bottle-neck.
2. A carrier for a bottle, or the like, with an upper neck section of irregular thickness, including relatively thicker and thinner portions, comprising a'body, including an upright Wall section, said wall section having a cut-out opening formed therein extending upwardly thereinto from its lower edge, said opening adapted to accommodate, when in carrying position, said upper bottle neck section and having narrower and wider portions adapted to fit over the thicker and thinner portions of said upper bottle neck section, and means connected to said wall section maintaining said wall section with its opening on said upper bottle neck section.
3. A carrier for a bottle or the like, with an upper neck section of irregular thickness, including relatively thicker and thinner portions, comprising a horizontal member and a wall section suspended from said horizontal member, said wall section having a cut-out opening formed therein extending upwardly thereinto from its lower edge, said opening adapted to accommodate, when in carrying position, said upper bottle neck section and having wider and narrower portions adapted to fit over the thicker and thinner portions of said upper bottle neck section, and means connected to said wall section maintaining said wall section with its opening fitted on said upper bottle neck section.
4. A carrier for a bottle, or the like, with an upper neck section of irregular thickness, including relatively thicker and thinner portions, comprising a horizontal member and a wall section suspended from said horizontal member, said wall section having a cut-out opening formed therein extending upwardly from its lower edge, said opening adapted to accommodate said upper bottle neck section and having, when in carrying position, thicker and thinner portions adapted to fit over the thicker and thinner portions of said bottle neck section, and means for maintainring said wall section with its opening on said upper bottle neck section, said means including :a lateral extension on said wall section, said opening continuing into said extension a distance equal approximately half the outer diameter of said bottle neck opposite said extension when said opening is disposed over said bottle neck section.
5. A carrier for a bottle, or the like, with an upper neck section of irregular thickness, including relatively thicker and thinner portions, comprising -a pair of wall sections, means tiltably support-ing said wall sections, each by one edge thereof, in parallel closely spaced relation to the other for tilting movement toward and away from one another, each said wall section having a cut-out opening formed therein extending inwardly thereinto from. its opposed edge in register with the opening of the other, each said opening adaptd to accommodate, when in carrying position, said upper bottle neck section and having wider and narrower portions adapted to fit over the thicker and thinner portions of said bottle neck upper neck portion and means connected to said wall sections of maintaining said wall sections with the opening over said bottle-neck section.
6. A carrier for a bottle, or the like, with an upper neck section having relatively thicker and thinner portions, comprising a horizontal member, a pair of wall sections each tiltably suspended by one edge from said horizontal member in parallel relation to the other of said wall sections for movement of the other edge thereof toward and away from the other edge of said other wall section, each said wall section having a cut-out opening formed therein in register with an opening in the other of said wall section and extending inwardly thereinto from its said other edge, said opening having portions adapted to fit over said thicker portions of said neck section and narrower portions adapted to engage against the underside of said thicker portions of said neck section, and means maintaining said wall sections with their openings over said neck section, said means including a lateral extension on each of said wall sections at its said other edge, said lateral extension having an opening formed therein continuous with the opening formed in said wall section and shaped to receive a portion of the thickness of said neck section opposite said extension when said opening is fitted on said neck section.
7. The bottle carrier of 6, including means for interengaging said wall sections against movement away from one another.
8. A carrier for a bottle neck, or the like, with an upper neck section having relatively thicker and thinner portions, comprising a pair of fourwalled tubes, said tubes connected at one edge of one of their walls to one another, the other of the walls of each tube being foldably collapsible from substantially fiat to substantially rectangular shape, the facing walls of said interconnected tubes each having an opening for-med therein extending inwardly from the opposed edge of said one wall, said opening adapted to accommodate said upper bottleneck section and having wider portions adapted to fit over said thicker neck portions and narrower portions adapted to engage the underside of said thicker neck portions, the wall of each of said tubes connected to said opposed edge of said facing wall thereof having an extension of said opening formed therein, said opening extension of a shape adapted to receive approximately half the thickness of said bottle-neck section opposite said edge.
9. The bottle carrier of claim 8, wherein said interconnecting walls of said tubular sections are integrally formed and lie in a common plane.
10. The bottle carrier of claim 8, wherein means are provided for interconnecting said tubular sections when set up in rectangular position.
11. The bottle carrier of claim 8, wherein means are provided for releasably interconnecting said tubular se tions when in set up position.
12. A carrier for bottles, or the like, said bottles having an upper neck section having relatively thicker and thinner portions, comprising a rectangular wall section, a first pair of wall sections each tiltably connected by one edge thereof to one of two opposed edges of said rectangular wall section, a second pair of wall sections each tiltably connected by one edge thereof to said rectangular wall section at a central portion therein in juxtaposed relation to one another and in parallel relation to said first pair of wall sections, and a wall section tiltably connecting the other edge of each one of said first pair of wall sections to the other edge of the adjacent one of said second pair of wall sections, each one of said second pair of wall sections having an opening formed therein extending inwardly thereinto from its said other edge, said opening having wider portions adapted to accommodate the thicker portions of said neck section and narrower portions adapted to engage against the lower part of said thicker neck portions, said opening extending into said connecting wall a distance not exceeding half the thickness of the narrower portion of said neck section below said thicker portion thereof.
13. The carrier of claim 12, wherein said wall sections are integrally formed.
14. The carrier of claim 12, wherein said wall sections are integrally formed and each of said second pair of Wall sections is formed with a glue flap at its end, said glue flap extended to said rectangular wall section.
15. The carrier of claim 14, wherein each said glue flap is each of a width to extend between the wall section to which it is integrally connected and the adjacent one of said first pair of wall sections.
16. The carrier of claim 12, wherein said connecting wall sections are each of lesser width than said second pair of wall sections and wherein one of said second pair of Wall sections has a tongue struck out therefrom connected thereto by one end adjacent said connecting wall section, said tongue having a foldline adjacent its free end forming a lock tip and the other of said connecting wall sections having a slot formed therein whereinto said lock tip is insertable.
17. The carrier of claim 12, wherein a foldably connected flap is provided at each of the other edges of said rectangular wall section and a foldable flap is connected at the corresponding ends of each of said first-named pair of wall sections and a tearline is formed at the base of the flap at each end of one of said first pair of wall sections and at the adjacent portion of the base of eachof the flaps of said rectangular wall section, said last-named flaps adhesively securable to said flaps of said first-named pair of Wall sections.
18. The carrier of claim 12, wherein a foldably connected flap is provided at each of the other edges of said rectangular wall section and a foldable flap is connected at the corresponding ends :of each of said first-named pair of wall sections and a tearline is formed at the base of the flap at each end of one of said first pair of wall sections and at the adjacent portion of the base of each of the flaps of said rectangular wall section, said last-named flaps adhesively securable to said flaps of said first-named pair of wall sections, said tear linm at the base of each of said fiaps of said one of said first pair of Wall sections extended into the adjacent of the said first pair of wall sections to provide a finger grip.
19. The carrier of claim 12, wherein said wall sections are formed integrally of cardboard and are defined from one another by scored foldlines arranged for folding in the same direction and wherein said openings and the extensions thereof are each formed by continuous, spaced non-intersecting cut lines defining a continuous strip, and the end of each strip between said cut lines terminating in said connecting wall sections is defined by a foldline corresponding to said first-named foldlines and said strip is provided with an oppositely directed foldline at a distance from its other end equal approximately to the depth of said opening extension in said connecting wall section, said strip between said last-named foldline and one end thereof setting up to parallel a wall section of said second pair of wall sections and the portion of said strip to the other side of said last-named foldline setting up parallel to said rectangular wall section, when said carrier is set up into bottle-neck gripping position.
20. The carrier of claim 12, wherein said walls of said first and second-named pairs of wall sections are of substantially equal width and said connecting walls are each of a Width equal approximately to half the Width of said rectangular wall section.
21. A blank for a. top-grip carrier for bottles, or the like, said bottles having top end sections formed with thicker and thinner portions, comprising a cardboard blank of substantially rectangular shape, said blank scored by parallel lines to provide foldlines defining a central panel, a side panel on each of two opposed sides of said central panel and an extension on each of said side panels, spaced out lines formed in each said extension defining an opening having wider and narrower portions adapted to fit over the said thicker and thinner portions of said top bottle section, each said opening extending into the adjacent side panel a distance to accommodate approximately half the thickness of said bottle adjacent a thicker section thereof, and foldlines formed in said extension to each side of said opening at approximately its junction with the extension thereof.
22. The blank of claim 21 wherein each said blank extension is formed with a glue flap at its free end.
23. The blank of claim 21, wherein said spaced lines forming said openings and extensions thereof are nonintersecting and a foldline is provided at the end of the strip between cut lines terminating at the end of said opening extension and an oppositely directed foldline is formed in said strip at a distance from the other end thereof equal approximately to the depth of said opening extension.
24. The blank of claim 21, wherein said extension is of a width equal approximately to the width of the adjacent side panel and half the width of the central panel and wherein the end portion of the extensions to the 1 1 other side of said 'fo'ldlines formed therein is of a width equal approximately to the width of said side panel.
25. The blank of claim 21, wherein each said side panel extension is of a width equal approximately to the width of the adjacent side panel and half the width of said central panel, and wherein the end portion of the side panel extensionto one side of said foldlines formed therein is of a width equal approximately to the width of said 'side panel, and wherein a tongue is struck out from one ofsaid side panel extensions, said tongue con nected thereto at the said foldline formed therein and extending toward the glue flap thereof, said tongue having a transverse foldline formed therein adjacent its free end to define a lock tip at said end and wherein a slot is formed in the other of said side panel extension between said foldlines formed therein and the adjacent side panel for receiving said lock tip.
26. The blank of claim 21, wherein a foldable flap is formed at each free end of said central panel and a foldable flap is formed at least on each free end of each of said side panels and a cut line is formed at the base 'of said flaps of one of said side panels and at the base of the adjacent portions of the flaps of said central panel.
27. The blank of claim 21, wherein a foldable flap is formed at each free end of said central panel and a foldable flap is formed at least on each free end of each of said side panels, and a cut line is formed at the base of said flaps of one of said side panels and at the base of the adjacent portion of the flaps of said central panel, said cut lines at the base of each of said flaps of said side panel extending into said side panel to form a tear-away tab therein.
28. The blank of claim 21, wherein a tongue is struck out from one of said side panel extensions, said tongue extending from said foldline therein toward the glue flap thereof, said tongue connected to said panel extension at said fold line, and a tear-away strip is formed in said side panel extension, said tear-away strip defined by tearaway lines and connected to said tongue at said foldline and extending between said foldline and the adjacent side panel.
29. The blank of claim 21, wherein a tongue is st-ruck out from one of said side panel extensions, said tongue extending from said foldline therein towards the glue flap thereof, said tongue connected to said panel extensions at said foldline and a tearaaway strip is formed in said side panel extension, said tear-away strip defined by tearaway lines and connected to said tongue at said foldline and extending between said foldline and the adjacent side panel, and part-way into said side panel.
30. A carrier for a bottle, or the like, said bottle having relatively an upper neck portion having thicker and thin ner portions, comprising a rectangular wall sections, a first pair of wall sections each tiltably connected by one edge thereof to one of two opposed edges of said rectangular wall section, asecond pair of wall sections each'tiltably connected by one edge thereof to said rectangular wall section at a central portion therein in juxtaposed relation to one another and in parallel relation to said first pair of wall sections, and a wall section of lesser width than said second pair of wall sections connecting the other edge of each one of said first pair of wall sections to the other edge of the adjacent one of said second pair of wall sections, each one of said second pair of wall sections having an opening formed therein extending inwardly thereinto from its said other edge, said opening: having wider portions adapted to accommodate the thicker portions of said neck section and narrower portions adapted to engage against the lower part of said. thicker neck portion, said opening extending into said C0117" necting wall a distance not exceeding half the thickness of the narrower portion of said neck section below said thicker portion thereof, one of said second pair of wall sections having a tongue struck out therefrom connected by one end to said connecting wall section, said tongue having a foldline adjacent its free end forming a lock tip and the other of said connecting wall sections having a slot formed therein wherein said lock tip is insertable, and a tear-away strip connected to said tongue at said one end thereof and extending across the adjacent of said connecting walls and partly into the adjacent one of said first pair of side Walls.
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1. A CARRIER FOR A BOTTLE OR THE LIKE WITH AN UPPER NECK SECTION HAVING RELATIVELY THICKER AND THINNER PORTIONS COMPRISING, A PAIR OF FLAT WALLED TUBES EACH INCLUDING PARALLEL INNER AND OUTER SIDE WALL SECTIONS AND A WALL SECTION CONNECTING ONE OF THE EDGES OF EACH OF EACH OF SAID SIDE WALL SECTIONS TO THE CORRESPONDING EDGE OF THE OTHER; MEANS CONNECTING SAID TUBES IN PARALLEL, EACH BY THE OTHER EDGES OF ITS SIDE WALLS, FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID TUBES TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM ONE ANOTHER; EACH OF SAID INNER SIDE WALL SECTIONS HAVING A CUT-OUT OPENING FORMED THEREIN AND EXTENDING INWARDLY THEREINTO FROM THE ONE EDGE THEREOF IN REGISTER WITH A CORRESPONDING OPENING IN THE OTHER OF SAID INNER SIDE WALL SECTIONS, SAID OPENING ADAPTED TO ACCOMMODATE SAID UPPER BOTTLE-NECK PORTION AND HAVING WIDER PORTIONS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE WIDER PORTIONS OF SAID NECK SECTION AND NARROWER PORTIONS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AGAINST THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID WIDER NECK PORTIONS; SAID CONNECTING WALL SECTIONS EACH HAVING AN OPENING FORMED THEREIN CONTINUOUS WITH SAID OPENING IN ITS CONNECTED INNER WALL SECTION AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A PORTION OF THE THICKNESS OF SAID BOTTLE-NECK SECTION, WHEN SAID INNER SIDE WALL OPENING IS FITTED OVER SAID BOTTLE-NECK.
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