WO2006057697A1 - Carton pourvu d'une ouverture d'article - Google Patents

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WO2006057697A1
WO2006057697A1 PCT/US2005/032892 US2005032892W WO2006057697A1 WO 2006057697 A1 WO2006057697 A1 WO 2006057697A1 US 2005032892 W US2005032892 W US 2005032892W WO 2006057697 A1 WO2006057697 A1 WO 2006057697A1
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Noel G. Stewart
John P. Fant
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The Coca-Cola Company
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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
    • B65D71/06—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers
    • B65D71/12—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank
    • B65D71/36—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank having a tubular shape, e.g. tubular wrappers, with end walls
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00—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, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00129—Wrapper locking means
    • B65D2571/00135—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper
    • B65D2571/00141—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper glued
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00—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, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00432—Handles or suspending means
    • B65D2571/00438—Holes
    • B65D2571/0045—Holes for hands
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00—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, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00432—Handles or suspending means
    • B65D2571/00537—Handles or suspending means with stress relieving means
    • B65D2571/00549—Handles or suspending means with stress relieving means consisting of fold lines
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00—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, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00648—Elements used to form the wrapper
    • B65D2571/00654—Blanks
    • B65D2571/0066—Blanks formed from one single sheet
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00—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, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00709—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element
    • B65D2571/00722—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element tubular with end walls, e.g. walls not extending on the whole end surface
    • B65D2571/00728—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element tubular with end walls, e.g. walls not extending on the whole end surface the end walls being closed by gluing

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  • the present application relates generally to cartons and more particularly relates to cartons with a dispenser opening that provides access to the articles therein.
  • FRIDGE PACKTM Various types of cartons are known for enclosing various types of articles, such as cans, bottles, and other objects.
  • One recent type of container is known as the "FRIDGE PACKTM” carton.
  • FRIDGE PACKTM Various types of "FRIDGE PACKTM” cartons are produced for and sold to bottlers under license with The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia for the sale of Coca-Cola ® brand products.
  • the "FRIDGE PACKTM” cartons generally have a two by six (2 x 6) product shape, with two (2) product columns in height and six (6) product rows in length.
  • One end of the carton generally is scored so as to permit the removal of a section of the carton such that a consumer can grasp the products within.
  • One of the shortcomings of known cartons may be difficulty in opening the carton.
  • some cartons employ perforated openings along a top corner. It is often difficult to design perforations that will remain intact when the carton is being shipped and yet will yield without undue effort when the consumer desires to open the package.
  • Another problem is preventing articles, particularly the first article, from falling out of the carton once it is opened.
  • Still another problem is that consumers may desire to be able to see inside the carton after it is opened to take inventory of how many articles remain in the carton.
  • the present application thus describes a carton for containing a number of articles with each article having an article diameter.
  • the carton may include a front wall, a pair of sidewalls, and an access panel positioned along the front wall and the pair of sidewalls.
  • the access panel may include a height of less than about the article diameter along a portion of the front wall and along the pair of sidewalls.
  • the front wall may include a flap so as to retain the articles within the carton when the access panel is removed.
  • the front wall may include a number of front tear lines defining in part the access panel.
  • the carton further may include a top wall and the front tear lines may include a pair of front tear lines extending horizontally from the sidewalls and diagonally towards the top wall.
  • the front tear lines may include a thumb guide tear line.
  • the carton further may include a bottom wall and the front tear lines may include a bottom tear line positioned adjacent to the bottom wall.
  • the front wall may include a number of flaps.
  • the sidewalls may include a number of side tear lines defining in part the access panel.
  • the side tear lines may include semicircular tear lines.
  • the sidewalls may include a number of curved tear lines adjacent to the access panel.
  • the carton may have a two article by six article configuration. Other configurations may be used.
  • the present application further describes a carton for containing a number of articles with each article having an article diameter.
  • the carton may include a front wall, a top wall, a pair of sidewalls, and an access panel formed along the front wall, the top wall, and the pair of sidewalls.
  • the access panel may include a number of front wall tear lines, a number of sidewall tear lines positioned on the sidewalls and spaced from an edge formed by the top wall and the sidewalls, and a top wall fold line aligning with the sidewall tear lines.
  • the carton further may include a bottom wall and the front wall tear lines may include a pair of diagonal tear lines extending from a middle portion of the front wall adjacent to the bottom wall towards but short of the top wall adjacent to the sidewalls.
  • the front tear lines may include a thumb guide tear line.
  • the front wall may include a number of flaps.
  • the carton further may include a number of top wall fold lines.
  • the sidewall tear lines may include a distance of about 1/16th to about l/4th of an inch (about 1.6 to about 6.35 millimeters) from the top wall.
  • the top wall may include a handle cutout and the access panel can be positioned within the handle cutout when the access panel is opened.
  • the front wall retains the number of articles within the carton when the access panel is removed.
  • the carton may have a two article by six article configuration. Other configurations may be used.
  • Fig. 1 is plan view of a blank as described herein.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a carton erected from the blank of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the carton of Fig. 2 with the access panel removed.
  • Fig. 4 is a plan view of a blank of an alternative embodiment as described herein.
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a carton erected from the blank of Fig. 4.
  • Fig. 1 shows a blank 100 that may be used to erect a carton as is described herein.
  • the blank 100 may be made out of cardboard, paperboard, corrugated board, or similar types of foldable sheet materials. Specifically, the blank 100 may be made out of coated unbleached paperboard.
  • the blank 100 may be die cut from a continuous sheet of a material or individual sheets.
  • Each blank 100 may have a number of fold lines and tear lines formed therein.
  • fold line may refer to a weakened line that facilitates folding of the material along the length of the line.
  • the fold line may include, but is not limited to, a score line, a perforation, a line of short slits, a line of half-cuts, a combination of slits and score lines, and similar arrangements. Any reference to a fold line or any hinged connection should not be construed as being limited to a single fold line. Any such fold line or hinged connection may be formed from one or more fold lines.
  • the term “tear” line may refer to a line of severance or any other weakened line that facilitates separation along the length of the weakened line.
  • the tear line may include, but is not limited to, a perforation, a line of short slits, a line of half-cuts, a combination of slits and score lines, and similar arrangements.
  • the blank 100 may have a number of panels and flaps separated by the fold lines.
  • the blank 100 may have a top panel 110, a pair of bottom panels, a first bottom panel 120 and a second bottom panel 125 (which are typically glued together along a seam to fonn the completed carton), and a pair of side panels, a first side panel 130 and a second side panel 140.
  • the blank may have only one bottom panel, in which case the seam for forming the carton will run along a corner rather than the bottom panel.
  • the top panel 110 and the bottom panels 120, 125 each may have a reinforcing flap positioned adjacent thereto, a top reinforcing flap 150 and a pair of bottom reinforcing flaps 160, 165.
  • the first side panel 130 and the second side panel 130 each may have a dispensing flap positioned adjacent thereto, a first dispensing flap 170 and a second dispensing flap 180.
  • the respective panels and flaps may be connected by a number of the fold lines.
  • the top panel 110 may have a handle cutout 190 formed therein.
  • the dispensing flaps 170, 180 each may have one or more tear lines positioned therein. Specifically, the dispensing flaps 170, 180 each may have a dispensing flap tear line 200. As is shown, the dispensing flap tear lines 200 may extend from an edge of each flap 170, 180 near the top reinforcing flap 150 diagonally through the flaps 170, 180 for about more than half of the width of the flaps 170, 180. The dispensing flap tear lines 200 then may extend in a direction largely perpendicular to the edge between the side panels 130, 140 and the flaps 170, 180. The dispensing flap tear lines 200 then may continue along the edge between the side panels 130, 140 and the dispensing flaps 170, 180 until the bottom panels 120, 125 are reached.
  • the top reinforcing flap 150 may have a number of top reinforcing flap tear lines positioned therein. Specifically, the top reinforcing flap 150 may have a thumb guide tear line 210 positioned therein.
  • the thumb guide tear line 210 may be positioned largely in the center of the top reinforcing flap 150 and may have a substantially semicircular, semi- oval, or semi-elliptical shape, or any other shape that facilitates insertion of one or more fingers and/or the thumb of the user for purposes of gripping the removable portion of the carton.
  • the region defined in Fig. 1 as a thumb guide tear line 210 may be a cutout portion.
  • the top reinforcing flap 150 also may have a pair of top reinforcing flap tear lines formed therein, a first reinforcing flap tear line 220 and a second reinforcing flap tear line 230.
  • the top reinforcing flap tear lines 220, 230 may extend largely in a diagonal direction from the thumb guide tear line 210 to the opposite edge of the reinforcing flap 150.
  • the reinforcing flap tear lines 220, 230 may, and preferably do, largely align with the dispensing flap tear lines 200.
  • the bottom reinforcing flaps 160, 165 each also may have a bottom reinforcing flap tear line 240. As is shown, the bottom reinforcing flap tear lines 240 may extend along the edge between the bottom reinforcing flaps 160, 165 and the bottom panels 120, 125 from the dispensing flap tear line 200.
  • Either or both of the side panels 130, 140 may have a first side panel tear line 250 positioned thereon.
  • the first side panel tear lines 250 may be largely semicircular in shape and may extend from the side panel tear line 200 towards the intersection of either or both of the side panels 130, 140 with the bottom panels 120, 125.
  • Either or both of the side panels 130, 140 may have a second side panel tear line 260 positioned therein.
  • the second side panel tear lines 260 may be largely hook-like or curved in shape and may extend from the intersection of the first side panel tear line 250 and the dispensing flap tear line 200 along the edge between the side panels 130, 140 and the dispensing flaps 170, 180 and then may extend in a largely semicircular direction towards the first side panel tear line 250.
  • These second side panel tear lines 260 work to prevent the front wall of the carton from being torn at the corner when an article is being removed therefrom.
  • the blank 100 may be used to erect a carton 300 as is described herein.
  • the carton 300 may have a top wall 310, a bottom wall 320, a front wall 330, a back wall 340, a first sidewall 350, and a second sidewall 360.
  • the carton 300 may be erected by attaching the bottom flaps 120, 125, folding the reinforcing flaps 150, 160, 165, and attaching the dispensing panels 170, 180 to the reinforcing flaps 150, 160, 165 and/or to each other.
  • a conventional adhesive or other type of joinder means may be used.
  • a dispenser 400 may be positioned about the front wall 330, the back wall 340, and/or both.
  • the tear lines described above may form the dispenser 400.
  • the dispenser 400 may include a dispenser panel 410.
  • the dispenser panel 410 may extend across the front wall 330.
  • the dispensing panel 410 may be defined by the thumb guide tear line 210 and the top reinforcing flap tear lines 220, 230 in combination with the dispensing flap tear lines 200.
  • the dispensing panel 410 also may extend into the first and second sidewalls 350, 360 via the first sidewall tear lines 250.
  • the dispensing panel 410 may be removed by pushing in along the thumb guide tear lines 210 such that the panel 410 then may be grasped and pulled forward, thus breaking the top reinforcing flap tear lines 220, 230, the dispensing flap tear lines 200, and the first side panel tear lines 250.
  • the dispensing panel 410 either may lie open or the panel 410 may be completely removed along the bottom reinforcing flap tear lines 240. Once the dispensing panel 410 is opened and/or removed, an access aperture 415 is fo ⁇ ned.
  • the carton 300 may hold a number of articles 425 therein, such as beverage containers, e.g., cans or PET bottles.
  • the remaining portion of the front wall 330 following removal of the panel 410 to create the access aperture 415 preferably is of sufficient dimension and stability such that the remaining portion of the wall 330 keeps the first article 425 such as the first beverage container in place when the access panel 410 is removed.
  • Portions of the access aperture 415 therefore may have a height of less than the width of about one can diameter or the diameter of any other article 425 to be positioned therein.
  • the article 425 may be grasped through the aperture 415, particularly about the opening created by the sidewall tear line 250 in the sidewalls 350 and/or 360.
  • the front wall 330 has sufficient "give” such that the wall 330 will bend and allow the article 425 to be removed. This is accomplished by the lower portion of the front wall 330, which, in conjunction with the second sidewall tear lines 260 form flaps 420 that both retain the article 425 within the carton 300 and flex a sufficient amount to allow the article 425 to be removed by pulling it past the flaps 420.
  • the flaps 420 in the front wall 330 then return to their original position so as to maintain the remaining articles 425 within the carton 300.
  • the flaps 420 also may include a score, crease, or perforation to assist in providing flexibility to the flaps 420. This score, crease, or perforation may be positioned at about one article diameter from the bottom of the carton 300.
  • Figs. 4 and 5 show a further embodiment. Specifically, Fig. 4 shows a blank
  • the blank 450 may have a number of panels and flaps separated by the fold lines.
  • the blank may have the top panel 110, a single bottom panel 120, the first side panel 130, and a second side panel 140.
  • a glue flap 145 also may be used.
  • the top panel 110 and the bottom panel 120 may have the top reinforcing flap 150 and the bottom reinforcing flap 160 attached thereto.
  • the first side panel 130 and the second side panel 140 may have the first dispensing flap 170 and the second dispensing flap 180 attached thereto.
  • the fold lines may connect the respective panels and flaps.
  • the top panel 110 may have the handle cutout 190 formed therein.
  • the bottom reinforcing flap 160 may have a thumb guide 460 formed therein.
  • the thumb guide 460 may be largely semi-circular in shape.
  • a pair of bottom reinforcing flap tear lines 470, 480 may extend from the thumb guide 460 along a diagonal through the length of the flap 160.
  • the dispensing flaps 170, 180 each may have a dispensing flap tear line 490 positioned therein. As is shown, the dispensing flap tear lines 490 may extend from the outer edges adjacent to the bottom panel 120 and the glue flap 145 in a diagonal across the flaps 170, 180 to the edge between the dispensing flaps 170, 180 and the side panel 130, 140 just short of the top panel 110. The dispensing flap tear lines 490 largely may align with the reinforcing flap tear lines 470, 480.
  • the side panels 130, 140 also each may have a side panel tear line 500 positioned therein.
  • the side panel tear lines 500 may extend from the dispensing flap tear lines 490 in a direction largely parallel to the edge between the side panels 130, 140 and the top panel 110. Alternatively, the side panel tear lines 500 may run at an angle up the side panels 130, 140 relative to the edge between the side panels 130, 140 and the top panel 110.
  • the side panel tear lines 500 may extend about 1/16th to about l/8th or l/4th of an inch (about 1.6 to about 3.18 to about 6.35 millimeters) from the edge formed by the top panel 110 and each side panel 130, 140. Other distances may be used.
  • the side panel tear line 500 may extend for about the width of one article 425, such as beverage container, or more. Alternatively, the side panel tear lines 500 may extend for all or part of the length of the side panels 130, 140.
  • the top panel 110 may have a top panel fold line 510 formed therein.
  • the top panel fold line 510 may extend across the width of the top panel.
  • the top panel fold line 510 may be positioned at about the end of the side panel tear lines 500 and may be about the width of one beverage container or more from the edge between the top panel 510 and the top reinforcing flap 150.
  • the top panel fold line 510 may be a tear line, for example, a perforation. More than one top panel fold lines 510 may be used.
  • Fig. 5 shows a carton 550 formed from the blank 450.
  • the carton 450 may have the top wall 310, the bottom wall 320, the front wall 330, the back wall 340, the first sidewall 350, and the second sidewall 360.
  • the carton 550 also may have a dispenser 560 formed therein.
  • the dispenser 560 similar to the dispenser described above, may be defined by the tear lines described above. Specifically, the dispenser 560 may be defined by the tear lines 460 - 500 described above to form a dispensing flap 570. When the dispensing flap 570 is torn and folded, a dispensing aperture may be formed.
  • the dispensing flap 570 may be removed by pulling along the thumb guide 460 and the bottom reinforcing flap tear lines 470, 480 and pulling upward along the dispensing flap tear lines 490.
  • the dispensing flap 570 then may continue along the side walls 350, 360 by ripping along the side panel tear lines 500.
  • the dispensing flap 570 then may be folded along the top panel fold line 510.
  • the dispensing flap 570 may be folded or tucked into the handle 190.
  • the remaining portions of the front wall 330 maintain the articles 425 within the carton 550 when the dispensing flap 470 is removed and/or bent backwards.
  • the articles 425 may be removed through the dispensing aperture by grasping the articles 425 through the front wall 330 and the top wall 310 and lifting the articles 425 over the front wall 330.
  • the dispenser 560 may be positioned on either end or both ends of the carton 550. Likewise, the size of the aperture and the remaining portion of the front wall 330 and the top wall 310 may vary.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un carton (300) destiné à contenir un certain nombre d'articles (425), ces articles présentant un certain diamètre. Ce carton peut comprendre une paroi avant (330), une paire de parois latérales (350, 360) et un panneau d'accès (410) disposé le long de la paroi avant et la paire de parois latérales. Le panneau d'accès peut présenter une hauteur inférieure à environ le diamètre de l'article le long d'une partie de la paroi avant et le long de la paire de parois latérales.
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