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US3147862A
US3147862A US121662A US12166261A US3147862A US 3147862 A US3147862 A US 3147862A US 121662 A US121662 A US 121662A US 12166261 A US12166261 A US 12166261A US 3147862 A US3147862 A US 3147862A
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  • An object of the present invention resides in the provision of a carrier of the same general type as those described but having portions of the ends of the blank overlapped and adhered or locked together so as to provide a more elfective seal.
  • flange means are provided which engage between the rows of cans and which is apertured to accommodate the chime of one can.
  • An anchoring flange is hingedly connected to the first flange and is folded back upon the first mentioned flange in order to engage the chimes of the cans of the other row.
  • FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the carrier in cancontaining position.
  • FIGURE 2 is a transverse sectional view through a portion of the carrier.
  • FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the closed carrier, the upper portion of the carrier being broken away and the cans being removed to disclose the construction.
  • FIGURE 4 is a diagrammatic view of the blank from which the carrier is formed.
  • FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a modified form of carrier.
  • FIGURE 6 is a sectional view on the line 6--6 of FIGURE 5.
  • FIGURE 7 is a sectional view on the line 7-7 of FIGURE 5.
  • FIGURE 8 is a diagrammatic view of the blank from which the carrier is formed.
  • the carrier A comprises an elongated generally rectangular strip of paperboard or the like including an intermediate panel 10 which is foldably connected along transverse fold lines 11 and 12 to side wall panels 13 and 14, respectively.
  • the side wall panels 13 and 14 are connected along fold lines 15 and 16 to end panels 17 and 19, respectively.
  • the end panel 10 which is provided with locking tabs 20 which are designed to fold inwardly along fold lines 21 to extend into the chimed ends of the cans B.
  • the end panels 17 and 19 are provided with similar foldably connected tabs 22 each of which is connected to the end panel along a line of fold 23 which permits the tabs 22 to be folded inwardly and to engage the chimed ends of the cans B opposite the ends engaged by the tabs 20.
  • the end panel 17 is of a width substantially equal to the diameter of the cans of one row and this panel is connected along a fold line 24 to a flange 25 which may fold at substantially right angles to the end panel 17 and to extend between the cans of the two rows.
  • the flange 25 is hingedly connected along a fold line 26 to an anchoring flange 27.
  • the anchoring flange 27 is somewhat shorter than the flange 24 so that the edge of the flange 27 may abut against the portions of the chimed ends of the cans B which encircle the cylindrical can walls.
  • the fold line 24 which connects the panel 17 to the flange 25 is interrupted by angular cut lines which are designed to form apertures through the flange 25 when this flange is folded into right angular relation to the panel 17.
  • a central U-shaped cut line 29 is formed in the flange 25 with the sides of the U-shaped cut line terminating at the line of fold 24 so that the portion of the blank defined by the out line remains in the plane of the panel 17 when the flange 25 is folded inwardly.
  • Similar angular cut lines 30 are provided at the side edges of the blank, the angular cut lines 30 also defining generally rectangular ears 31 which remain in the plane of the panel 17 when the flange is folded inwardly.
  • cut lines 29 provide apertures through the flange 25 of proper size to accommodate a portion of the chime of a corresponding can B.
  • the edges of the apertures 29 and 30' which are parallel to the fold line 24 tend to provide abutments against which the chimed ends of the can may engage.
  • the marginal edge of the flange 27 engages the chimes of the cans of the other row, the free edge of the flange 27 extending substantially flush with the upper edges of the apertures formed in the flange 25.
  • the panel 19 is of a length which is sufliciently greater than the can diameter to permit the end edge of the blank to overlie the panel 17. As a result, the edge of the panel 17 may be adhered in face contact with the panel 17.
  • the panel 10 is shown as comprising the top panel and the panel 17 and 19 the bottom panel.
  • the doubled flanges 25 and 27 extend between the walls of the can with the chimed ends extending through the apertures in the flange 25 and beneath the free edge of the flange 27.
  • the panel 10 may comprise the bottom panel if it is preferred.
  • the carrier C includes an intermediate end panel 40 which is foldably connected along opposite fold lines 41 and 42 to side wall panels 43 and 44.
  • the side walls 43 and 44 are foldably connected along fold lines 45 and 46 to end panels 47 and 49 respectively.
  • the end panel 47 is substantially equal in width to the can diameter and is hingedly connected along a fold line 50 to a first flange 51.
  • the flange 51 is foldably connected along a fold line 52 to an anchoring flange 53 which is designed to engage against the can chimes in the same manner as the flange 27.
  • the fold line 50 is interrupted by a U- shaped out line 54 and angular cut lines 55 to form apertures in the flange 51 through which the can chimes of the other row may partially extend.
  • the end panels 46 and 47 are provided with locking tabs 55 and 56 to hold the cans engaged in the sleeve.
  • the end panel 49 is of a length substantially equal to the can diameter and is foldably connected along a fold line 57 to spaced flange portions 59 which are interrupted by locking tongues 60.
  • the flange portion 59 may, if desired, extend between the flanges 51 and 53 if desired.
  • the locking tongues 60 are designed to extend through apertures in the panel 47 defined by angularly shaped cut lines 61 which are connected to the flange 51 along the fold line 50 and which fold out of the panel 47.
  • the locking tongues 66 are of larger size than the apertures defined by the out line 61 so as to engage inwardly of the apertures when engaged, as is perhaps best illustrated in FIGURES and 7 of the drawings.
  • the locking tongues 64) are spaced so as to be between the cans of the two rows in the assembled form of the carrier.
  • a package comprising a group of two juxtaposed parallel rows of chimed cans enclosed within a rectangular open ended carton, the carton including a top wall panel overlying the upper chimed ends of the cans of the can group side walls connected to opposite sides of said top wall panel, and enclosing the sides of the can group, and a bottom wall panel hingedly connected to the lower end of each side wall and each enclosing the lower chimed ends of one row of cans, the free edge of one of said bottom panels terminating substantially on the plane between said can rows, a flange on said free edge extending upwardly between said can rows and including apertures therethrough adjacent to the juncture between said flange and said free edge into which the lower chimed ends of one row of cans extend, and a terminal flange hinged to the upper edge of said first named flange and having the terminal free edge thereof extending downwardly and engaging the upper portion of the chime on the adjacent cans and means for securing said bottom panels from separation.
  • a package comprising a group of two juxtaposed parallel rows of chimed cans enclosed within a rectangular open ended carton, the carton including a top wall panel overlying the upper chimed ends of the cans of the can group, side walls connected to opposite sides of said top wall panel, and enclosing the sides of the can group, and a bottom wall panel hingedly connected to the lower end of each side wall and each enclosing the lower chimed ends of one row of cans, the free edge of one of said bottom panels terminating substantially on the plane between said can rows, a flange on said free edge extending upwardly between said can rows and including apertures therethrough adjacent to the juncture between said flange and said free edge into which the lower chimed ends of one row of cans may extend, and a terminal flange hinged to the upper edge of said first named flange and extending downwardly therefrom with the terminal free edge thereof engaging the upper edge of the lower chimed ends of the other row of cans, the other of said bottom panels including means

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P 1964 R. M. DUNNING 3,147,862
CAN CARTON Filed July 3, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 United States Patent 3,147,862 CAN CARTON Robert M. Dunning, St. Paul, Minn, assignor to Waldorf Paper Products Company, Ramsey County, Minn., a corporation of Minnesota Filed July 3, 1961, Ser. No. 121,662 3 Claims. (Cl. 206-65) This invention relates to an improvement in can cartons and deals particularly with an open-ended sleeve type carton designed to contain two parallel rows of cans, and preferably those having chimed ends.
Many can containing sleeves have been commercially produced, these sleeves preferably having open ends through which the contents may be seen. Many such carriers have been produced having central partitions which extend between the two rows and which hold the upper and lower panels from bulging or bowing. More recently it has been proposed to produce can carriers having no central partition in the interests of economy. It has been proposed to retain the ends of the cans against the top or bottom panel of the carton by providing a pair of flanges which extend between the ends of the two rows, and including anchoring flanges which are folded toward the end panel and which are designed to engage against the chimes to hold the panel from bowing. The biggest difficulty with carriers of this type lies in the fact that the two flanges which are anchored together between the rows of cans must be adhered in face contact. This requires a very tight seal due to the fact that the glue bond is depended upon to hold the sleeve closed.
An object of the present invention resides in the provision of a carrier of the same general type as those described but having portions of the ends of the blank overlapped and adhered or locked together so as to provide a more elfective seal. At the same time, flange means are provided which engage between the rows of cans and which is apertured to accommodate the chime of one can. An anchoring flange is hingedly connected to the first flange and is folded back upon the first mentioned flange in order to engage the chimes of the cans of the other row.
These and other objects and novel features of the present invention will be more clearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claims.
In the drawings forming a part of the specification:
FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the carrier in cancontaining position.
FIGURE 2 is a transverse sectional view through a portion of the carrier.
FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the closed carrier, the upper portion of the carrier being broken away and the cans being removed to disclose the construction.
FIGURE 4 is a diagrammatic view of the blank from which the carrier is formed.
FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a modified form of carrier.
FIGURE 6 is a sectional view on the line 6--6 of FIGURE 5.
FIGURE 7 is a sectional view on the line 7-7 of FIGURE 5.
FIGURE 8 is a diagrammatic view of the blank from which the carrier is formed.
As indicated in FIGURE 4 of the drawings, the carrier A comprises an elongated generally rectangular strip of paperboard or the like including an intermediate panel 10 which is foldably connected along transverse fold lines 11 and 12 to side wall panels 13 and 14, respectively. The side wall panels 13 and 14 are connected along fold lines 15 and 16 to end panels 17 and 19, respectively.
3,147,862 Patented Sept. 8, 1964 The end panel 10 which is provided with locking tabs 20 which are designed to fold inwardly along fold lines 21 to extend into the chimed ends of the cans B. The end panels 17 and 19 are provided with similar foldably connected tabs 22 each of which is connected to the end panel along a line of fold 23 which permits the tabs 22 to be folded inwardly and to engage the chimed ends of the cans B opposite the ends engaged by the tabs 20.
The end panel 17 is of a width substantially equal to the diameter of the cans of one row and this panel is connected along a fold line 24 to a flange 25 which may fold at substantially right angles to the end panel 17 and to extend between the cans of the two rows. The flange 25 is hingedly connected along a fold line 26 to an anchoring flange 27. The anchoring flange 27 is somewhat shorter than the flange 24 so that the edge of the flange 27 may abut against the portions of the chimed ends of the cans B which encircle the cylindrical can walls.
The fold line 24 which connects the panel 17 to the flange 25 is interrupted by angular cut lines which are designed to form apertures through the flange 25 when this flange is folded into right angular relation to the panel 17. A central U-shaped cut line 29 is formed in the flange 25 with the sides of the U-shaped cut line terminating at the line of fold 24 so that the portion of the blank defined by the out line remains in the plane of the panel 17 when the flange 25 is folded inwardly. Similar angular cut lines 30 are provided at the side edges of the blank, the angular cut lines 30 also defining generally rectangular ears 31 which remain in the plane of the panel 17 when the flange is folded inwardly. As a result, the
cut lines 29 provide apertures through the flange 25 of proper size to accommodate a portion of the chime of a corresponding can B. As a result, the edges of the apertures 29 and 30' which are parallel to the fold line 24 tend to provide abutments against which the chimed ends of the can may engage.
When the flange 27 has been folded along the fold line 26, the marginal edge of the flange 27 engages the chimes of the cans of the other row, the free edge of the flange 27 extending substantially flush with the upper edges of the apertures formed in the flange 25.
In the particular arrangement illustrated in the drawings, the panel 19 is of a length which is sufliciently greater than the can diameter to permit the end edge of the blank to overlie the panel 17. As a result, the edge of the panel 17 may be adhered in face contact with the panel 17.
In the arrangement illustrated in FIGURES 1 to 4, the panel 10 is shown as comprising the top panel and the panel 17 and 19 the bottom panel. The doubled flanges 25 and 27 extend between the walls of the can with the chimed ends extending through the apertures in the flange 25 and beneath the free edge of the flange 27. Obviously, the panel 10 may comprise the bottom panel if it is preferred.
In FIGURES 5 through 8 of the drawings, I disclose a modified form of construction in which the ends of the blank are locked together rather than glued. In other respects, the two constructions are similar. The carrier C includes an intermediate end panel 40 which is foldably connected along opposite fold lines 41 and 42 to side wall panels 43 and 44. The side walls 43 and 44 are foldably connected along fold lines 45 and 46 to end panels 47 and 49 respectively. The end panel 47 is substantially equal in width to the can diameter and is hingedly connected along a fold line 50 to a first flange 51. The flange 51 is foldably connected along a fold line 52 to an anchoring flange 53 which is designed to engage against the can chimes in the same manner as the flange 27. The fold line 50 is interrupted by a U- shaped out line 54 and angular cut lines 55 to form apertures in the flange 51 through which the can chimes of the other row may partially extend. The end panels 46 and 47 are provided with locking tabs 55 and 56 to hold the cans engaged in the sleeve.
The end panel 49 is of a length substantially equal to the can diameter and is foldably connected along a fold line 57 to spaced flange portions 59 which are interrupted by locking tongues 60. The flange portion 59 may, if desired, extend between the flanges 51 and 53 if desired. The locking tongues 60 are designed to extend through apertures in the panel 47 defined by angularly shaped cut lines 61 which are connected to the flange 51 along the fold line 50 and which fold out of the panel 47. The locking tongues 66 are of larger size than the apertures defined by the out line 61 so as to engage inwardly of the apertures when engaged, as is perhaps best illustrated in FIGURES and 7 of the drawings. The locking tongues 64) are spaced so as to be between the cans of the two rows in the assembled form of the carrier.
In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principles of construction and operation of my improvement in can carrier, and while I have endeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that changes may be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.
I claim:
1. A package comprising a group of two juxtaposed parallel rows of chimed cans enclosed within a rectangular open ended carton, the carton including a top wall panel overlying the upper chimed ends of the cans of the can group side walls connected to opposite sides of said top wall panel, and enclosing the sides of the can group, and a bottom wall panel hingedly connected to the lower end of each side wall and each enclosing the lower chimed ends of one row of cans, the free edge of one of said bottom panels terminating substantially on the plane between said can rows, a flange on said free edge extending upwardly between said can rows and including apertures therethrough adjacent to the juncture between said flange and said free edge into which the lower chimed ends of one row of cans extend, and a terminal flange hinged to the upper edge of said first named flange and having the terminal free edge thereof extending downwardly and engaging the upper portion of the chime on the adjacent cans and means for securing said bottom panels from separation.
2. A package comprising a group of two juxtaposed parallel rows of chimed cans enclosed within a rectangular open ended carton, the carton including a top wall panel overlying the upper chimed ends of the cans of the can group, side walls connected to opposite sides of said top wall panel, and enclosing the sides of the can group, and a bottom wall panel hingedly connected to the lower end of each side wall and each enclosing the lower chimed ends of one row of cans, the free edge of one of said bottom panels terminating substantially on the plane between said can rows, a flange on said free edge extending upwardly between said can rows and including apertures therethrough adjacent to the juncture between said flange and said free edge into which the lower chimed ends of one row of cans may extend, and a terminal flange hinged to the upper edge of said first named flange and extending downwardly therefrom with the terminal free edge thereof engaging the upper edge of the lower chimed ends of the other row of cans, the other of said bottom panels including means of attachment to said first named bottom panel.
3. The structure of claim 2 and in which said other bottom panel overlaps said first named bottom panel.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,765,073 Murray Oct. 2, 1956 2,926,782 Andre Mar. 1, 1960 2,963,148 Cote Dec. 6, 1960

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1. A PACKAGE COMPRISING A GROUP OF TWO JUXTAPOSED PARALLEL ROWS OF CHIMED CANS ENCLOSED WITHIN A RECTANGULAR OPEN ENDED CARTON, THE CARTON INCLUDING A TOP WALL PANEL OVERLYING THE UPPER CHIMED ENDS OF THE CANS OF THE CAN GROUP SIDE WALLS CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID TOP WALL PANEL, AND ENCLOSING THE SIDES OF THE CAN GROUP, AND A BOTTOM WALL PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE LOWER END OF EACH SIDE WALL AND EACH ENCLOSING THE LOWER CHIMED ENDS OF ONE ROW OF CANS, THE FREE EDGE OF ONE OF SAID BOTTOM PANELS TERMINATING SUBSTANTIALLY ON THE PLANE BETWEEN SAID CAN ROWS, A FLANGE ON SAID FREE EDGE EXTENDING UPWARDLY BETWEEN SAID CAN ROWS AND INCLUDING APERTURES THERETHROUGH ADJACENT TO THE JUNCTURE BETWEEN SAID FLANGE AND SAID FREE EDGE INTO WHICH THE LOWER CHIMED ENDS OF ONE ROW OF CANS EXTEND, AND A TERMINAL FLANGE HINGED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID FIRST NAMED FLANGE AND HAVING THE TERMINAL FREE EDGE THEREOF EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND ENGAGING THE UPPER PORTION OF THE CHIME ON THE ADJACENT CANS AND MEANS FOR SECURING SAID BOTTOM PANELS FROM SEPARATION.
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