US3790063A - Carton for fragile objects - Google Patents

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US3790063A
US3790063A US00303200A US3790063DA US3790063A US 3790063 A US3790063 A US 3790063A US 00303200 A US00303200 A US 00303200A US 3790063D A US3790063D A US 3790063DA US 3790063 A US3790063 A US 3790063A
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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
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    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/32—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for eggs
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  • the roof portion longitudinal direction of the roof portion and being shaped as a groove with at least one denesting projection provided therein, the rib and the projections of the container section being so formed and arranged relative to each other that the rib rests on the top of the projections when the carton is closed.
  • the invention relates to an article-revealing carton for fragile objects, particularly eggs, consisting of a container section and a cover section hinged thereto, said container section having aplurality of articlereceiving compartments arranged in at least two paral- ,lel rows and upwardly extending projections located between said rows of compartments, said cover section having at least two upwardly projecting gable portions extending parallel with the rows of compartments, and between two neighbouring gable portions a recessed roof portion interconnecting the lowermost edges of the opposed sides of said gable portions, and moreover there is provided a number of apertures corresponding to the compartments in the container section, said apertures being formed in the recessed roof portion and the sides of the gable portions adjoining thereto and beingarranged so as to coincide with the respective compartments in the container section, when the
  • the gable portions When the carton is closed the gable portions are located above the rows of compartments, and a predetermined portion of the objects isvisible through the apertures, and said object portions can be held in position and bounded by the edges of the apertures, the carton being so dimensioned that the tops of the gable portions of the closed carton are located higher, and the roof portion lower than the top portions of theobjects in the carton, and that the gable portions are narrower than the said top portions.
  • the invention is characteristic in that the recessed roof portion has a downwardly projecting rib extending in the longitudinal direction of'the roof portion, said rib being shaped asa groove with at least one denesting projection provided therein, the rib and the projections of the container section being so formed and arranged relative to each other that the rib rests on the top of the projections, when the carton is closed.
  • the cover section of the closed carton is supported in the area of the roof portion,- which normally is the central part of the cover section by the projections extending upwardly from the container section.
  • the denesting projection may be a solid transverse rib in the groove.
  • a particularly advantageous embodiment is provided by means of two transverse ribs, each flush with one of the two cover section end walls extending transversely of the gable portions, denesting difficulties in the area of the end walls thus being avoided.
  • the groove may have a recessed portion within the transverse ribs flush with the end walls, and the transverse ribs may extend into said recessed portion.
  • the underside of the groove-shaped rib. extending in the longitudinal direction of the roof portion is provided with a correspondingly downwardly -2 projecting section, and as seen in the vertical direction the transverse denesting rib has a corresponding downward elongation. Consequently, when two cover sections are nested they will be held apart a distance corresponding to the said increased height of the transverse rib.
  • denesting members may also be provided on the oblique end walls extending transversely of the rows of compartments of the container section and transversely of the cover section, said denesting members being rib-shaped projections with L- shaped cross-section, the upwardly protruding part of the L extending more steeply that the wall portions and preferably substantially vertically and forming at its free end edge a resting surface for the substantially horizontal bottom part of corresponding denesting projections on another carton nested in the carton in question. ln this way two nested cartons are held apart a distance corresponding'to the height of the upwardly extending part of the L. 4
  • FIG. 1 is an oblique view of an embodiment ofan egg carton according to the invention in closed condition and seen from one end of the carton,
  • FIG. 2 is a similar view of said carton seen from above, part of the carton cover having been removed,
  • FIG. 3 shows on an increased scale a cross section on line -IlI-'-III in FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 4 shows schematically a longitudinal section through a segment A in FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 5 shows schematically and on an increased scale a longitudinal section through a segment B in FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 6 is a section through the same on line VI-Vl in FIG. 4, and
  • FIG. 7 shows schematically and on an increased scale a longitudinal section through the end walls of the nested open cartons, the walls being provided with denesting members.
  • the shown carton consists of a container section 1 and a cover section 2. The two sections are interconnected by means of a hinge 3.'The carton is designed as a packing'for eggs.
  • the container section 1 has two parallel rows of eggreceiving compartments 4, in the shown embodiment each row numbering five compartments 4. Between the compartments which are arranged in rows beside each other, upwardly extending hollow projections 5 are provided, which define the compartments and also serve as supports for the cover section 2 when the carton is closed. 7
  • the cover section 2 has two parallel upwardly extending gable portion 6 parallel with the rows of compartments and when the carton is closed extending above the rows of compartments, vide FIG. 3.
  • a recessed roof portion 7 is located between the gable portions and interconnects the lowermost edges of opposed sides 6a of the gable portions.
  • the roof portion 7 has a downwardly protruding rib 8 extending throughout the length of the roof portion 7 and having a cross sectional shape in the form of a groove as indicated by the numeral 9.
  • the numeral 10 designates a number of article-revealing apertures for the eggs. These apertures are formed partly in the sides 6a of the gable portions and partly in the roof portion 7.
  • the number of apertures corresponds to the number of compartments 4 and are arranged so as to coincide with the compartments 4, when the carton is closed.
  • the carton is so dimensioned that in the closed carton the tops of the gable portions 6 will be located higher and the roof portion 7 lower than the top portions of the eggs in the carton, shown in dotand dash lines, and also that the gable portions 6 are narrower than the said egg portions.
  • FIG. 1 together with FIG. 3 show that the end wall 13 of the container section 1 extends across the space between the compartments 4 located at the end of the rows of compartments of the container section.
  • the obliquely extending end walls of the container section 1 and of the cover section 2 are provided with denesting members in the form of rib-shaped denesting projections 14 protruding outwardly from the side walls and extending transversely of the rows of compartments and of the rib 8 of the cover section.
  • the projections 14 have L-shaped cross section and consist of an upwardly protruding'part 14a and a horizontal bottom part 14b.
  • the upwardly protruding part 14a extends more steeply than the wall portions and preferably substantially vertically, FIG. 4, and at its free end edge 14c it forms a resting surface for the substantially horizontal bottom part 14b of a corresponding denesting projection 14 of another carton resting on the' carton in question.
  • the drawing shows two different embodiments of the invention, one within the area designated A and the other within the area designated B in FIG. 2. It is a common feature of both embodiments that in the groove 9 defined by the rib 8 there are provided denesting projections 16, (area A) and 15 (area B) in the form of solid transverse ribs. There are two transverse ribs 15, each rib flush with one of the two cover section end walls extending transversely of the gable portions 6. Within the transverse ribs 15 the groove 9 has a recessed portion 9a, see FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, so that the underside of the rib 8 is provided with a correspondingly projecting section 8a.
  • the transverse rib 15 extends to the bottom of the recessed portion 9a, and as in the shown embodiment the height of the recessed portion 9a is twice that of the groove 9, the height of the transverse rib 15 is twice that of the rib 8. Consequently, when a number of open cartons are nested, they are by means of the transverse ribs 15 held apart a distance corresponding to twice the height of the ribs 8. In the shown embodiment the cartons are at the same time supported relative to each other by means of the denesting projections 14 which have a corresponding height and location and also support the cartons individually from turning relative to each other in the plane of the end walls. Besides, the construction permits the transverse ribs 15 to be formed without difficulty as solid elements by sucking fibre pulp onto a suction mould.
  • transverse rib 16 Only one transverse rib 16 has been shown as a further embodiment of the invention, and this embodiment may be chosen if a smaller denesting distance suffices between the cartons. As shown in FIG. 4 the height of the transverse rib 16 is smaller than the height of the transverse rib 15, as it only fills the groove 9 and consequently has a height corresponding thereto. This means that when open cartons have been nested the top .of the rib 8 of a carton will be level with the top plane of the groove 9 of the preceding carton, whereas in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 the top of the ribs 8 is removed from said top plane by one groove depth. In connection with the transverse ribs 16 the shape and location of the denesting projections 14, if any, are chosen correspondingly lower.
  • the container section 1 is provided with a flap 17 hinged to the said section, the flap carrying solid locking projections 18 which when, the carton is closed engage corresponding locking apertures 19 in the corresponding side wall of the cover section 2, as the flap 17 will then abut against the inner side of said side wall, FIG. 3.
  • An article-revealing carton for fragile objects, particularly eggs consisting of a container section and a cover section hinged thereto, said container section having a plurality of article-receiving compartments arranged in at least two parallel rows and upwardly extending projections located between said rows of compartments, said cover section having at least two upwardly projecting gable portions extending parallel with the rows of compartments and between two neighbouring gable portions a recessed roof portion interconnecting the lowermost edges Of opposed sides of the neighbouring gable portions, and moreover there is provided a number of apertures corresponding to the compartments in the container section, said apertures being formed in the recessed roof portion and in the sides of the gable portions adjoining therero and being arranged so as to coincide with the respective compart ments in the container section when the carton is closed, characterized in that the recessed roof portion has a downwardly projecting rib extending in the longitudinal direction of the roof portion and being shaped as a groove with at least one denesting projection provided therein, and in
  • An article-revealing carton according to claim 1 characterized by denesting members provided on the oblique end walls extending vtransversely of the rows of compartments of the container section and transversely of the gable portions of the cover section, said denesting members being in the form of rib-shaped projecthe carton in question.

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EP2409929A1 (en) * 2010-07-22 2012-01-25 Brødrene Hartmann A/S Egg package
WO2012010992A1 (en) * 2010-07-22 2012-01-26 Brødrene Hartmann A/S Egg package
NL2007197C2 (en) * 2011-07-29 2013-01-30 Huhtamaki Molded Fiber Technology B V Packaging unit for products like eggs, and mould and method there for.
WO2013019107A1 (en) * 2011-07-29 2013-02-07 Huhtamaki Molded Fiber Technology B.V. Packaging unit for products like eggs, and mould and method there for
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US10703558B2 (en) 2011-07-29 2020-07-07 Huhtamaki Molded Fiber Technology B.V. Packaging unit for products like eggs, and mould and method there for
US20150329277A1 (en) * 2012-04-02 2015-11-19 Huhtamaki Molded Fiber Technology B.V. Packaging unit for products like eggs, and mould and method there for
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