US3640563A - Carrier for flanged article - Google Patents

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US3640563A
US3640563A US85431A US3640563DA US3640563A US 3640563 A US3640563 A US 3640563A US 85431 A US85431 A US 85431A US 3640563D A US3640563D A US 3640563DA US 3640563 A US3640563 A US 3640563A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/40—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks
    • B65D71/46—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks formed by folding a single blank into a tubular element

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  • a carrier for elongated flanged articles comprises an elon- 1 Appl' N05 85,431 gated tubular structure formed from a single rectangular blank and folded along transverse fold lines so as to form a generally 52 us.
  • a so-called cap-engaging carrier is provided which is particularly well suited for large-size bottles which are provided with screwcaps the lower edge portion of which ordinarily is rounded and hence does-not present a well-defined edge which may be gripped by the carrier.
  • this invention provides a top-engaging carrier wherein a generally rectangular tubular structure is provided inside of which a pair of sturdy support panels are arranged with their upper edges foldably joined together and with their lower edges secured to the interior surfaces of the sidewalls, apertures being provided in the carrier in aligned relationship in the top and bottom walls as well as in the support panels for receiving and gripping the bottle necks underneath the lower edges of their caps.
  • the top wall effectively grips and stabilizes the top portion of the packaged article and also prevents outward bowing of the carrier sidewalls thereby to provide snug sturdy support of the article.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a complete package formed according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of a blank from which the carrier of FIG. I is formed;
  • FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 represent folding and gluing operations through which the blank of FIG. 2 is manipulated to form the completed carrier shown in collapsed form in FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a setup carrier such as is shown in FIG. 1 taken along line 66 in FIG. 1; and, in which FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 6 but which shows the carrier applied to an article to be packaged such as a bottle.
  • the numeral 1 designates an anchoring and reinforcing panel which is foldably joined along fold line 2 to support panel 3.
  • Support panel 4 is foldably joined to support panel 3 along medial fold line 5.
  • Anchoring and reinforcing panel 6 is foldably joined to support panel 4 along fold line 7.
  • the parts 1-7 inclusive constitute the interior supporting structure which is disposed within an exterior tubular structure.
  • the exterior tubular structure of the carrier comprises bottom wall 8 which comprises a pair of wall sections 9 and 10 foldably joined to each other along a medial fold line II.
  • Halfsection 9 is foldably joined to reinforcing and anchoring panel 6 along fold line 12
  • half-section 10 is foldably joined to sidewall 13 along fold line 14.
  • the top wall of the carrier is generally designated by the numeral 15 and comprises a pair of half-sections l6 and 17 which are foldably joined to each other along medial fold line 18.
  • Wall half-section 17 is foldably joined to sidewall 13 along fold line 19 while top wall half-section I6 is foldably joined to sidewall 20 along fold line 21.
  • Extension panel 22 is foldably joined to sidewall 20 along a weakened severance line 23.
  • a plurality of apertures 24, 25 and 26 are formed in bottom wall 8 and similar apertures 27, 28 and 29 are formed in top wall 15.
  • a plurality of apertures 30, 31 and 32 are formed in support panels 3 and 4 and are disposed astride the medial fold line 5 which foldably joins these two support panels.
  • the panels 17 and 22 are pressed inwardly toward each other by urging areas adjacent fold lines 11 and 18 toward each other. This action causes the tubular structure to expand into substantially the condition depicted in FIG. 6.
  • the car rier as shown in FIG. 6 is placed atop one or more articles such as the three bottles B with the apertures such as 27, 24 and 30 disposed in coincidence with the neck of the end bottle and with the other bottles similarly disposed.
  • the carrier is then pressed downwardly to cause the bottlenecks to be received within the apertures until the position of the various elements as shown in FIG. 7 is achieved.
  • the lower edge portion 33 of the cap C rests securely on the edges 34 and 35 of the aperture 30.
  • Support panels 3 and 4 converge upwardly as is apparent in FIGS. 1, 6 and 7 and the sidewalls are prevented from bowing outwardly by the top wall 15 which holds the support panels 3 and 4 and sidewalls in substantially the angular relationship depicted in FIGS. 1, 6 and 7.
  • a carrier con structed according to this invention is particularly well suited for large articles such as large bottles B and that due to its sturdy and braced construction including the holding action of the top wall 15, the sturdy support panels 3 and 4 securely grip the bottleneck below the rounded lower edge portion 33 of the screwcap C.
  • an improved heavy duty carrier is provided which is well adapted for use in conjunction with heavy articles and which also is usable in connection with articles having screwcaps the lower edges of which are rounded or are otherwise difficult to grip and hold securely.
  • a carrier for an elongated flanged article comprising an elongated tubular structure having foldably joined top, bottom and sidewalls, said top and bottom walls having aligned apertures for receiving a part of the article, a pair of upwardly convergent support panels disposed within said tubular structure and foldably joined together along a fold line constituting their top edge portions and hingedly connected respectively to said sidewalls, a third aperture formed in said support panels and disposed astride said fold line in alignment with said apertures in said top and bottom walls, said third aperture being arranged to engage the article underneath the flange thereof.
  • top and bottom walls each includes a medial fold line defining wall half sections foldable into substantially parallel planes so as to render the carrier collapsible.
  • a carrier according to claim 1 wherein the lower interior portion of each of said sidewalls comprises an anchoring and reinforcing panel to the upper edge of which one of said support panels is foldably joined.
  • a carrier according to claim I wherein the aperture formed in said top wall dimensioned and configured so as snugly to engage the adjacent portion of the article thereby to secure the article in position relative to the carrier.
  • a carrier according to claim 1 wherein an extension panel is joined to an exterior ply of one of said sidewalls along a weakened severance line whereby said extension panel is detachable from the carrier without materially affecting the strength of said one sidewall. 5

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US3784246A (en) * 1972-05-01 1974-01-08 Illinois Tool Works Bottle carrier
US3860281A (en) * 1973-07-30 1975-01-14 Mead Corp Carrier for flanged articles
US3926307A (en) * 1972-09-25 1975-12-16 Illinois Tool Works Bottle carrier
DE2929572A1 (de) * 1978-07-26 1980-02-07 Mead Corp Flaschentraeger
US4218086A (en) * 1978-11-16 1980-08-19 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Bottle carrier
US4305500A (en) * 1980-06-19 1981-12-15 Champion International Corporation Bottle carrier
EP0042720A1 (en) * 1980-06-24 1981-12-30 The Mead Corporation Article carrier and blank therefor
EP0048506A1 (en) * 1980-09-19 1982-03-31 Waddingtons Limited Device for holding containers
US4378879A (en) * 1981-02-05 1983-04-05 Manville Service Corporation Crown support beverage carrier
US4852730A (en) * 1988-07-28 1989-08-01 The Clorox Company Locking container carrier
US5273156A (en) * 1993-05-17 1993-12-28 Riverwood International Corporation Neck clip bottle carrier
US5314224A (en) * 1992-10-15 1994-05-24 The Mead Corporation Top gripping bottle engaging device
WO1995025691A1 (en) * 1994-03-22 1995-09-28 The Mead Corporation Top gripping article carrier
US5476170A (en) * 1994-06-13 1995-12-19 The Mead Corporation Bottle carrier having improved gripping means
US5639137A (en) * 1994-03-22 1997-06-17 The Mead Corporation Top gripping article carrier
US5687838A (en) * 1996-06-18 1997-11-18 The Mead Corporation Carrier
US5706936A (en) * 1994-06-30 1998-01-13 International Paper Paperboard bottle carrier
US5788302A (en) * 1997-04-04 1998-08-04 The Coca-Cola Company Bottle carrier
EP0997388A3 (en) * 1998-10-17 2000-12-27 Safepack Ltd Package sleeve
US6488322B2 (en) 2000-08-11 2002-12-03 The Mead Corporation Collapsible article carrier and blank
CZ298408B6 (cs) * 1997-07-02 2007-09-26 Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, Llc Kartón pro uložení množství predmetu s možností uchopení v horní cásti
US20110284623A1 (en) * 2010-05-19 2011-11-24 Jones Edward W Package for containers
USD862085S1 (en) * 2017-05-16 2019-10-08 Steady Fill Co., LLC Pressure vessel case
USD1075517S1 (en) * 2021-04-26 2025-05-20 Citadel Casing Ltd Bottle case

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US3784246A (en) * 1972-05-01 1974-01-08 Illinois Tool Works Bottle carrier
US3926307A (en) * 1972-09-25 1975-12-16 Illinois Tool Works Bottle carrier
US3860281A (en) * 1973-07-30 1975-01-14 Mead Corp Carrier for flanged articles
DE2929572A1 (de) * 1978-07-26 1980-02-07 Mead Corp Flaschentraeger
US4218086A (en) * 1978-11-16 1980-08-19 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Bottle carrier
US4305500A (en) * 1980-06-19 1981-12-15 Champion International Corporation Bottle carrier
EP0042720A1 (en) * 1980-06-24 1981-12-30 The Mead Corporation Article carrier and blank therefor
EP0048506A1 (en) * 1980-09-19 1982-03-31 Waddingtons Limited Device for holding containers
US4378879A (en) * 1981-02-05 1983-04-05 Manville Service Corporation Crown support beverage carrier
US4852730A (en) * 1988-07-28 1989-08-01 The Clorox Company Locking container carrier
US5314224A (en) * 1992-10-15 1994-05-24 The Mead Corporation Top gripping bottle engaging device
US5273156A (en) * 1993-05-17 1993-12-28 Riverwood International Corporation Neck clip bottle carrier
WO1994026618A1 (en) * 1993-05-17 1994-11-24 Riverwood International Corporation Neck clip bottle carrier
US5639137A (en) * 1994-03-22 1997-06-17 The Mead Corporation Top gripping article carrier
JP3385026B2 (ja) 1994-03-22 2003-03-10 ザ ミード コーポレーション 上部把持型物品キャリア
WO1995025691A1 (en) * 1994-03-22 1995-09-28 The Mead Corporation Top gripping article carrier
AU689576B2 (en) * 1994-03-22 1998-04-02 Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, Llc Top gripping article carrier
WO1995034487A1 (en) * 1994-06-13 1995-12-21 The Mead Corporation Bottle carrier having improved gripping means
AU691004B2 (en) * 1994-06-13 1998-05-07 Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, Llc Bottle carrier having improved gripping means
US5476170A (en) * 1994-06-13 1995-12-19 The Mead Corporation Bottle carrier having improved gripping means
US5706936A (en) * 1994-06-30 1998-01-13 International Paper Paperboard bottle carrier
US5687838A (en) * 1996-06-18 1997-11-18 The Mead Corporation Carrier
US5788302A (en) * 1997-04-04 1998-08-04 The Coca-Cola Company Bottle carrier
CZ298408B6 (cs) * 1997-07-02 2007-09-26 Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, Llc Kartón pro uložení množství predmetu s možností uchopení v horní cásti
EP0997388A3 (en) * 1998-10-17 2000-12-27 Safepack Ltd Package sleeve
US6488322B2 (en) 2000-08-11 2002-12-03 The Mead Corporation Collapsible article carrier and blank
US20110284623A1 (en) * 2010-05-19 2011-11-24 Jones Edward W Package for containers
US8602209B2 (en) * 2010-05-19 2013-12-10 Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Package for containers
US9446891B2 (en) 2010-05-19 2016-09-20 Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Package for containers
US10214334B2 (en) 2010-05-19 2019-02-26 Graphic Packaging International, Llc Method of forming a carrier for containers
USD862085S1 (en) * 2017-05-16 2019-10-08 Steady Fill Co., LLC Pressure vessel case
USD1075517S1 (en) * 2021-04-26 2025-05-20 Citadel Casing Ltd Bottle case

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