WO2012178148A2 - Carton et découpe de carton - Google Patents

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WO2012178148A2
WO2012178148A2 PCT/US2012/043949 US2012043949W WO2012178148A2 WO 2012178148 A2 WO2012178148 A2 WO 2012178148A2 US 2012043949 W US2012043949 W US 2012043949W WO 2012178148 A2 WO2012178148 A2 WO 2012178148A2
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Jean M. GARNIER
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Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, Llc
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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
    • B65D71/403—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 several blanks
    • B65D71/406—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 several blanks characterised by the handle

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  • the present invention relates to a carton for packaging one or more articles and blank for forming the same, more specifically, but not exclusively to a multi-piece carton of the top gripping style.
  • the present invention seek to overcome or at least mitigate the problems of the prior art.
  • a first aspect of the invention provides a package comprising one or more articles and a carton having a first part and a second part, the first part of the carton being secured to the second part of the carton by one or more of said one or more articles.
  • the first part comprises a first panel having one or more apertures each of which receive at least a portion of an article of said one or more articles, the first part further comprising a handle panel coupled to the first panel.
  • the handle panel is coupled to the first pane! by an intermediate panel.
  • the first part comprises a second handle panel coupled to the first handle panel which form a handle structure, and a second panel coupled to the second handle panel, the second panel comprising one or more apertures each for receiving a respective article of said one or more articles, the first and second panels being disposed on opposing sides of the handle structure.
  • the second handle panel is coupled to the second panel by a second intermediate panel.
  • the carton comprises a pair of second parts each of which second parts are secured to the first part by one or more of said one or more articles, a first one of said pair of second parts being disposed upon the first panel and a second one of said pair of second parts being disposed upon the second panel.
  • the second part comprises a tubular structure having one or more upper article receiving apertures and one or more lower article receiving apertures, each of the upper article receiving apertures comprising an engaging edge which engages with a protrusion of an article received therein thereby locking the first and second part together.
  • the tubular structure is triangular in shape and comprises a base panel and first and second top panels disposed at an inclination to the base panel.
  • the tubular structure comprises at least one inner top panel disposed in underlying relationship with the respective one of the first or second top panels.
  • the tubular structure comprises a second inner top panel disposed in underlying relationship with the other of the first or second fop panels.
  • the base panel comprises one or more article support tabs hinged thereto and folded to form a multiply structure with the first and or second top panel and or with the first and or second inner top panel.
  • the first and second top panels each comprises an article engaging structure each having an engaging edge disposed on opposing sides each of the upper article receiving apertures.
  • the article engaging structure comprises one or more tabs hingedly connected to the respective one of the first or second top panels.
  • said hinged connection is U-shaped.
  • the carton comprises a pair of article support tabs hinged to the base panel in opposition to one another, the article support tabs each comprising free ends, which free ends oppose the respective article support tabs' hinged connection to the base panel, are castellated,
  • a second aspect of the invention provides a top engaging carrier for packaging one or more articles, the carrier comprises a first part and one or more second parts, the first part comprising a handle structure and a top panel having one or more apertures for receiving a respective one of said one or more articles, the one or more second parts each comprises one
  • a third aspect of the invention provides a top engaging carrier for packaging a plurality of articles comprising at least one article receiving panel having a plurality of article receiving apertures arranged in at least two rows, wherein the article receiving apertures of one of the at least two rows are in an offset relationship with the article receiving apertures of an adjacent one of the at least two rows thereby allowing the articles to be arranged in a nested relationship with respect to one another.
  • the article receiving pane! is substantially shaped as a parallelogram or rhomboid.
  • a fourth aspect of the invention provides a carton for packaging one or more articles, the carton comprises a top panel having at least one aperture for receiving at least a portion of an article wherein the top panel is coupled to a handle panel by an intermediate panel, wherein one or more of the articles comprises a protrusion and the handle panel and intermediate panel are manipulate into a stowed position in which an upper edge of the handle panel engages below the protrusion of such one or more articles.
  • the carton is formed from a first and second piece, the first piece comprises the top panel, intermediate panel and handle panel, the second piece comprises a plurality of panels formed into a tubular structure, the tubular structure comprising one or more lower article receiving apertures and one or more upper article receiving apertures each arranged in registry with a respective one of the lower article receiving apertures, the tubular structure comprises a base panel which is disposed upon the top panel of the first piece and wherein each of the upper article receiving apertures comprise one or more engaging edges which engaging edges engage below a protrusion of a respective article received within each of the upper article receiving apertures such that the one or more articles may be transported by engaging upper portions thereof.
  • the tubular structure is substantially triangular in shape and comprises a first inclined panel hinged to a first edge of the base panel, and a second inclined panel hinged to a second edge of the base panel opposing the first edge, the first and second inclined panels being hinged to one another along upper edges thereof, wherein each of the upper article receiving apertures are struck in part from each of the first and second inclined panels and wherein the height dimension of the handle panel is less than or equal to the combined dimension of the width of the intermediate panel and the distance between the fold line coupling the intermediate panel to the top panel and the engaging edge of the upper article receiving aperture.
  • the intermediate pane! is folded downwardly with respect to the protrusion of the article, about a fold line coupling the intermediate panel to the top panel, such that the handle panel is resiliently biased against the protrusion.
  • the carton further comprises a second handle pane! for forming a handle structure hinged to an upper edge of the first handle panel along an upper edge thereof and to a second intermediate pane! along a lower edge thereof, the second intermediate panel coupled to a second top panel wherein there comprises a second tubular structure disposed upon the second top panel upon an opposing side of the handle structure to the first tubular structure, wherein the second intermediate panel is folded downwardly with respect to the second top panel so as to bias the handle structure against the protrusion of the articles.
  • a second handle pane! for forming a handle structure hinged to an upper edge of the first handle panel along an upper edge thereof and to a second intermediate pane! along a lower edge thereof, the second intermediate panel coupled to a second top panel wherein there comprises a second tubular structure disposed upon the second top panel upon an opposing side of the handle structure to the first tubular structure, wherein the second intermediate panel is folded downwardly with respect to the second top panel so as to bias the handle structure against the protrusion of the articles.
  • FIGURE 1 is a plan view from above of a first blank for forming a carton according to a first embodiment of the invention
  • FIGURE 2 is a plan view from above of a second blank for forming a carton according to a first embodiment of the invention
  • FIGURE 2a is a plan view from above of a second blank for forming a carton according to a second embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGURE 3. is a perspective view from above of a stage of assembly of the blank of Figure 2a into a carton;
  • FIGURE 4. is a perspective view from above of a second stage of assembly of the blank of Figure 2a;
  • FIGURE S. is a perspective view from above of a third stage of assembly of the blank of Figure 2a;
  • FIGURE 6 is a perspective view from below of a stage of assembly of the blank of Figure 1 into a carton
  • FIGURE 7. is a perspective view from below of a second stage of assembly of the blank of Figure 1 into a carton;
  • FIGURE 8. is a perspective view from above of a pair of tubular structures formed from a pair of blanks as shown in Figure 1;
  • FIGURE 9 is a perspective view from above of assembly of the tubular structures of Figure 8 into a carton with the blank of Figure 2A;
  • FIGURE 10 is a perspective view from above of a carton according to a first embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGURE 11 is a perspective view from above of a carton formed from the blank of Figure 2 and a pair of blanks as shown in Figure 1, in which the handle has been placed in a stored position;
  • FIGURE 11A is a cross-sectional view of the package of Figure 11;
  • FIGURE 12 is a perspective view from above of the carton of Figure 10 in which the handle has been deployed to carry the carton contents;
  • FIGURE 13 is a plan view from above of an alternative first blank for forming a carton according to a third embodiment
  • FIGURE 14 is a plan view from above of an alternative second blank for forming a carton according to a third embodiment
  • FIGURE 15 is a perspective view from above of a carton according to a third embodiment of the invention utilising the first blank of Figure 13 and the second blank of Figure 14;
  • FIGURE 16 is a plan view from above of an alternative second blank for forming a carton according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGURE 17 is a perspective view from above of a carton according to a fifth embodiment utilising the second blank of Figure 16 and the first blank of Figure 13;
  • FIGURE 18 is a plan view from above of an alternative second blank for forming a carton according to a sixth embodiment of the invention
  • FIGURE 19 is a perspective view from above of a carton according to a sixth embodiment of the invention utilising the second blank of Figure 18 and the first blank of Figure 13;
  • FIGURE 20 is a plan view from above of an alternative second blank for forming a carton according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGURE 21 is a perspective view from above of a carton according to a seventh embodiment of the invention utilising the second blank of Figure 20 and the first blank of Figure 13.
  • FIGURE 1 there is shown a plan view of a first blank 10 for packaging one or more primary products, such as, but not limited to, bottles or cans, hereinafter referred to as articles.
  • Blank 10 comprises a series of main panels 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 hinged one to the next by fold lines 24, 26, 28, 30 respectively.
  • Main panels 12, 14 form first and second outer top panels 12, 14 respectively, and main panels 18, 20 form first and second inner top panels 18, 20 respectively;
  • main panel 16 forms a base panel 16.
  • a pair of securing tabs 22 are each hingedly connected along a respective fold line 19 to first- outer top panel 12.
  • Securing tabs 22 each comprise a tapered section, which tapered section diverges away from the fold line 19, so as to form a waist.
  • the tapered sections comprise engaging edges for forming a mechanical lock in apertures disposed in the base panel 16, preferably, the apertures are article receiving apertures 62.
  • First and second inner top panels are hinged together by fold line 30, fold line 30 is intersected by a pair of first article receiving apertures 34.
  • First article receiving apertures 34 are struck in part from first inner top panel 18 and in part from second inner top panel 20.
  • First article receiving apertures 34 are substantially rectangular in shape.
  • First and second outer top panels 12, 14 are hinged together along fold line 24. Fold line 24 is intersected by a pair of second article receiving apertures 32.
  • the second article receiving apertures 32 are struck in part from first outer top panel 18 and in part from second outer top panel 14. Preferably the second article receiving apertures 32 are substantially rectangular.
  • Each of the second article receiving apertures 32 is arranged to be in registry with a respective one of the first article receiving apertures 34 in a set up condition.
  • Each of the second article receiving apertures comprises a pair of article engaging structures 36, one of which is disposed in the first outer top pane! 12 and the other being disposed in the second outer top panel 14.
  • Each article engaging structure 36 comprises a three tab portion 46, 48, 50 which together define an edge of the second article receiving aperture 32.
  • the three tab portions 46, 48, 50 define an engagement edge 50 for engaging an article.
  • the three tab portions 46, 48, 50 are arranged in a linear series and are separated from one another by a first and second fold line, which is interrupted by a cut line or weakened line of severance 42.
  • the three tab portions 46, 48, 50 are hinged to the respective one of the first or second outer top panels 12, 14 by a U-shaped fold line 38, which U-shaped fold line may be defined by one or more cut lines or weakened lines of severance 40.
  • centra! tab portion 48 is separable from the respective one or the first or second outer top panels 12, 14 by a U-shaped cut line and is hinged to the respective first or second outer top panel 12,1 4 by each of the outer tab portions 46, 50.
  • Base pane! 16 comprises a pair of lower article receiving apertures 62 each for receiving at least a portion of a respective article, preferably a neck portion of an article A.
  • Lower article receiving apertures 62 comprise a first and second aperture 58, 60.
  • First aperture 58 is substantially C- shaped
  • second aperture 60 is substantially D-shaped.
  • First and second apertures 58, 60 are disposed on opposing sides of a pair of engaging tabs 52, 54.
  • First engaging tab 52 is hinged to base pane! 16 along a first fold line, the first fold line is preferably co-linear with fold line 28 between the base panel 16 and second outer top panel 14.
  • Second engaging tab is hinged to base panel 16 along a second fold line, the second fold line is preferably co-linear with the fold line 28 between the base panel 16 and first inner top panel IS.
  • each of the first and second engaging tabs 52, 54 is preferably castellated in shape, the free ends of each tab being complementary to one another, !n the illustrated embodiment, a centra! portion of the free end of second engaging tab 54 extends further from the second engaging tabs hinged connection to the base panei 16, then outer portions disposed on opposing sides thereof.
  • the first and second engaging tabs 52, 54 provide additional support for carrying an article received in the package. Whereas the central portion of first engaging tab 52 is recessed, or closer to the first engaging tabs hinged connection to the base panei 16, then outer portions disposed on opposing sides thereof.
  • Each of the pair of securing tabs 22 is arranged so as to cooperate with a respective one of the article receiving apertures 62.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a plan view of second blank 100 for forming a package as illustrated in Figure 11.
  • Second blank 100 comprises four main panels 170, 172, 174, 176 arranged in a 2 x 2 array.
  • First main panel 170 is hingedly connected to second main panel 172 along a first edge by fold
  • main panels 170, 172, 174, 176 is of substantially the same construction, and will be described in more detail by reference to first main pane! 170.
  • First main panel 170 comprises a handle panel 178 coupled to an intermediate panel 180 by a fold line 179.
  • Intermediate panel 180 is coupled to article receiving pane! 184 by a fold line 185.
  • fold line 179 and fold line 181 are parallel.
  • Article receiving panel 184 engages with one or more articles in a set up package.
  • Article engaging panel 184 comprises a pair of article receiving apertures 184,, preferably the article receiving apertures 184 are circular,
  • Handle panel 178 comprises a handle structure H.
  • Handle structure H comprises a handle aperture 188 and one or more handle flaps; preferably the handle structure H comprises three handle flaps 182, 190, 192 arranged in an inverted U-shape.
  • First handle flap 188 is hingedly connected to handle panel 178 by a first fold line 198.
  • Second handle flap 190 which is disposed between the first handle flap 188 and a third handle flap 192 is hingedly connected to the handle pane! 178 by a fold line 196.
  • Third handle flap 192 is hingedly connected to the handle pane! 178 by a fold line 194.
  • Fold line 194, fold line 196 and fold line 198 together form an inverted U-shape.
  • Handle flaps 188, 190, 192 are disposed around an upper periphery of the handle aperture 188 in use.
  • FIG. 2A there is shown a first alternative second blank 200 for forming a package according to a second embodiment.
  • Like numerals have where possible been used to denote like parts, albeit with replacement of the prefix "100" with "200" to indicate that those features belong to the second embodiment,
  • the alternative embodiment share many common features with the first embodiment and therefore only the differences from the embodiment illustrated in Figures 2 will be described in any greater detail.
  • Figure 2A illustrates a first alternative second blank 200 which together with a pair of first blanks 10 as shown in Figure 1 forms a package 3 as illustrated in Figure 12.
  • the first alternative second blank 200 of Figure 2A differs from the second blank 100 of Figure 2 in that the arcuate cut lines which define the opposing ends of the handle panel 178 have been replaced with a pair of linear cut lines, such that the handle panel 178 is substantially hexagonal in shape.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a first stage of assembly of the first alternative second blank 200 into a carton 1 shown in Figures 4, 5 and 9.
  • First and second main panels 270, 272 are folded about fold lines 287, 289 respectively such that they are placed in overlapping relationship with a respective one of the third and fourth main panels 274, 276.
  • Figure 4 illustrates a second stage of assembly of the carton 1.
  • the first and third main panels 270, 274 are folded about fold lines
  • the intermediate panels and article receiving panels of each of the first and third panels 270, 274 are each folded about the respective fold line, away from the intermediate panels and article engaging panels of the second and fourth main panels 272, 276, between the intermediate panels and the handle panels.
  • each of the intermediate panels and article receiving panels of each of the second and fourth main panels 272, 276 are each folded about respective fold lines between the intermediate panels and the handle panels.
  • each of the intermediate panels and article receiving panels of the second and the fourth main panels 272, 276 are placed in a co-planar relationship with the intermediate panel and article receiving panel of a respective one of the first and third main panels 270, 274, best shown in Figure 10.
  • the intermediate panels and article receiving panels are orientated substantially perpendicularly with respect to the handle panels.
  • the carton 1 is then positioned above a group of articles A, The carton 1 is moved downwardly with respect to the article group, alternatively the article group may be moved upwardly with respect to the ca ton 1,
  • Figure 6 illustrates a stage of assembly of the first blank 10 into a tubular structure as shown in Figure 8.
  • the first and second inner top panels 18, 20 are folded about fold line 28, second inner top panel 20 is folded about fold line 30 to form a triangular structure with the base panel 16.
  • the first and second outer panels 12, 14 are then folded about fold line 26 such that second outer top panel 14 overlays with the second inner top panel 20.
  • the first outer top pane! 12 is then folded about, fold line 24 such that it overlays with first lower top panel 18 as shown in Figures 8 to 12.
  • the first outer top panel is locked in position, maintaining the first blank in a tubular structure as shown in Figure 8.
  • the securing tabs 22 are each folded about fold line 19 and inserted through the lower article receiving apertures 62 into the tubular structure 2.
  • the engaging edges of the securing tabs 22 engage with portions of the lower article receiving apertures 62, the tapered section of the each of the securing tabs is larger in dimension than a portion of the article receiving aperture disposed adjacent to fold line 19 thus preventing accidental disassembly of the tubular structure.
  • the securing tabs 22 maintain the tubular structure 2 formed from the first blank 10 in an assembled state.
  • a pair of first blanks 10 are formed into tubular structures 2.
  • the pair of tubular structures 2 is placed on opposing sides of the handle panels of carton 1.
  • Each of the lower article receiving apertures 62 receives a portion of a respective one of the articles A.
  • the articles A comprise a protrusion or flange F which may optionally be integral with a closure member C of the article A.
  • the first and second article receiving apertures 32, 34 receive a portion of article A.
  • First and second article receiving apertures 32, 34 engage with a respective article above the lower article receiving apertures 62.
  • the tubular structure 1 engages with the articles substantially opposing sides of the articles A.
  • the intermediate panels 280 have been folded upwardly with respect to the article receiving panels 282, such that the intermediate panels of the first and third main panel 270, 274 are orientated convergently with the intermediate panels of the second and fourth main panels 272, 276 in the deployed position,
  • the package 3 illustrated in Figure 11 the package 3 is formed from the first blank 10 of Figure 1 and the second blank 100 of Figure 2.
  • the handle panels 178 have been configured in a stowed position.
  • An upper edge of the handle panel 178 has been located below the protrusion or flange F of a pair of articles A disposed within one of the tubular structures 2.
  • the height Lh of the handle panel is greater than the width of the intermediate panel 180 defined as a distance Lc between the fold line 179 and the fold line 181.
  • the height Lh of the handle panel 178 is also greater than the distance Lt between the innermost engaging edge 50 of the article engaging structure 36 and the fold line 26 hinging the base panel 16 to the second outer top panel 14.
  • the height Lh of the handle panel 178 is also greater than the combined dimension of the distance Lt and the distance Lc, this is best shown in Figure 11A.
  • the intermediate panel 180 of the first main panel 170 has been folded outwardly, about fold line 181, with respect to the protrusion or flange F of the articles A.
  • the inherent resilience of the material biases the upper edge of the handle panel against the protrusion since the intermediate panel is biased to return to a co-planar relationship with the article receiving panel 182.
  • the intermediate pane! of the second main pane! 172 has likewise been folded downwardly with respect to the protrusion of flange F of the articles A, again biasing the handle structure against a protrusion or flange.
  • the intermediate panels of the third and fourth main panels provide additional bias of the handle structure against the articles A.
  • Figure 13 illustrates an alternative first blank 300 for forming the package 4 according to a third embodiment.
  • the alternative first blank 300 does not comprise the article engaging structures 36 shown in Figure 1, instead the first article receiving apertures 332 comprise a pair of opposing engaging edges which, in use, engage with a protrusion or flange F of an article A.
  • the alternative first blank 300 does not comprise a second inner top panel, but rather comprises only a first inner top panel 318.
  • a pair of recesses 334 is provided on a free edge of the first inner top panel 318, which free edge opposes the hinged connection 328 of the first inner top panel 318 to the base panel 318.
  • the recesses 334 are arranged to be in registry with a portion of the first articles receiving apertures 332.
  • the base panel 316 comprises a pair of article receiving apertures 362 which comprise an article engaging tab 354, Article engaging tab 354 is hinged to the base panel 316.
  • the hinged connection between the article engaging tab 354 and the base panel is co-linear with the fold line 326 between the base panel 316 and the second outer top panel 314.
  • a tubular structure 2 is formed from the alternative first blank 300 which comprises a two ply engaging structure for supporting an article A on substantially opposing
  • the hinged connection between the article engaging tab 354 and the base panel may be co-linear with the fold line 328 between the base panel 316 and the first inner top panel 318.
  • Figure 14 illustrates a plan view of an second alternative second blank 400 for forming in combination with the alternative first blank 300 of Figure 13 a package 4 according to a fourth embodiment.
  • first blank 10 of Figure 1 may be utilized.
  • Second alternative second blank 400 comprises three main panels 421, 423, 425, preferably hinged one to the next in a linear series.
  • First lower article receiving panel 421 is hinged to upper article receiving pane! 423 along fold line 427.
  • U pper article receiving panel 423 is hinged to second lower article receiving panel 424 along fold line 429.
  • First lower article receiving panel 421 comprises a pair of first lower article receiving apertures 431.
  • First lower article receiving panel 421 also comprises a pair of recesses 439 struck from a free edge of the first lower article receiving panel 421 which free edge opposes a hinged edge which is coupled to upper article receiving panel 423 along fold line 427.
  • Second lower article receiving panel 425 comprises a pair of second lower article receiving apertures 437.
  • Second lower article receiving pane! 425 also comprises a pair of recesses 439 struck from a free edge of the first lower article receiving panel 425 which free edge opposes a hinged edge which is coupled to upper article receiving panel 423 along fold line 429.
  • Upper article receiving panel 423 comprises a first pair of upper article receiving apertures 433 and a second pair of article receiving apertures 435.
  • the first pair of upper article receiving apertures 433 and second pair of article receiving apertures 435 are arranged in a two by two array,
  • the pair of first lower article receiving apertures 431 are arranged such that in a set up condition each of them is in registry with a respective one of the first pair of upper article receiving apertures 433.
  • the pair of second lower article receiving apertures 437 are arranged such that in a set up condition each of them is in registry with a respective one of the second pair of upper article receiving apertures 435,
  • a handle device H2 is disposed between the first pair of upper article receiving apertures 433 and the second pair of article receiving apertures 435,
  • the handle device H2 comprises a pair of finger apertures defined by three tabs 439, 441, 443.
  • Central tab 439 is hingedly connected to the upper article receiving panel 423 along a fold line 449.
  • First wing tab 441 is hingedly connected to centra! tab 439 along fold line 447.
  • Second wing tab 443 is hingedly connected to centra! tab 439 along fold line 445, in use the centra! tab 439, first and second wing tabs 441, 443 are displaced downwardly by a user in order to carry the package 4.
  • the recesses 439 are provided to accommodate the displacement of the central tab 439, first and second wing tabs 441, 443 through the first lower article receiving panel 421 and second lower article receiving panel 423. in order to assemble the package 4 the first lower article receiving panel 421 and the second lower article receiving panel 423 are folded about fold line 427, 429 respectively into overlapping relationship with the upper article receiving panel 423.
  • a group of articles A is formed and the second alternative second blank 400, in its folded state, is placed above the group of articles A.
  • Each of the articles A of the group of articles A is received within a respective one of the upper article receiving apertures 433, 435 and the corresponding lower receiving aperture 431, 437.
  • the alternative first blank 300 is assembled into a tubular structure 2 substantially as described previously, a pair of tubular structures 2 formed from a pair of alternative first blanks 300, are each located about a respective pair of articles A within the group of articles A.
  • the engaging edges of each of the article engaging apertures 332 are disposed in engagement beneath a protrusion or flange F of a respective article A.
  • Figure 16 illustrates a third alternative second blank 500 for forming a package 5 according to a fifth embodiment
  • third alternative second blank 500 comprises four main panels 576, 572, 570, 574 which are arranged in a linear series hinged one to the next.
  • Fourth main panel 576 is hinged to a first edge of second main panel 572 along fold line 589
  • Second main panel 572 is hingedly connected along a second edge, opposing the first edge, to a first edge of first main panel 570 along a fold line 583.
  • First main panel 572 is hingedly connected along a second edge, opposing the first edge, to a first edge of third main panel 574 along a fold line 585.
  • the third alternative second blank 500 may be formed into a package 5 in conjunction with a pair of tubular structures 2 formed from the alternative first blank 300 using the method described hereinabove and as shown in Figure 17.
  • the first blank 10 may be used in replacement of or in combination with the alternative first blank 300.
  • Figure 18 illustrates a fourth alternative second blank 600
  • fourth alternative second blank 600 comprises four main panels 676, 672, 670, 674 which are arranged in a linear series hinged one to the next.
  • the article receiving panels 682 are
  • the first and second main panels 670, 672 are skewed in opposing directions.
  • the third and fourth main panels 674, 676 are skewed in opposing directions.
  • the article receiving apertures 677 disposed in the second main panel 672, and the article receiving apertures 677b in the fourth main panel 676 are arranged to be in registry with one another in an assembled state,
  • the article receiving apertures 684 disposed in the first main panel 670, and the article receiving apertures 684b in the third main panel 674 are arranged to be in registry with one another in an assembled state.
  • the article receiving apertures 677 disposed in the second main panel 672, and the article receiving apertures 677b in the fourth main panel 676 are arranged in an offset configuration to the article receiving apertures 684 disposed in the first main panel 670, and the article receiving apertures 684b in the third main panel 674; this has the effect of nesting the group of articles A in an assembled package 6 as shown in Figure 19,
  • the articles A in one row are offset, from the articles A in the adjacent row thereby allowing a greater number of articles to be provided within a desired area, such as the loading area of a pallet.
  • the fourth alternative second blank 600 is illustrated in Figure 19 in use in combination with the alternative first blank 300, it is envisaged that the first blank 10 could be employed in addition, or as an alternative, to alternative first blank 300.
  • Figure 20 illustrates a fifth alternative second blank 700
  • fifth alternative second blank 700 comprises three main panels 721, 723, 725 which are arranged in a linear series hinged one to the next. I n the fifth alternative second blank 700 the three main panels 721, 723, 725 are
  • First lower article receiving panel 721 comprises a pair of first lower article receiving apertures 731.
  • First lower article receiving panel 721 also comprises a pair of recesses 739 struck from a free edge of the first lower article receiving panel 721 which free edge opposes a hinged edge which is coupled to upper article receiving panel 723 aiong fold line 727.
  • Second lower article receiving panel 725 comprises a pair of second lower article receiving apertures 737.
  • Second lower article receiving panel 725 also comprises a pair of recesses 739 struck from a free edge of the first lower article receiving pane! 725 which free edge opposes a hinged edge which is coupled to upper article receiving panel 723 along fold line 729.
  • Upper article receiving panel 723 comprises a first pair of upper article receiving apertures 733 and a second pair of article receiving apertures 735.
  • the first pair of upper article receiving apertures 733 and second pair of article receiving apertures 735 are arranged in a n offset or skewed two by two array.
  • the pair of first lower article receiving apertures 731 in main pane! 721 are arranged such that in a set up condition each of them is in registry with a respective one of the first pair of upper article receiving apertures 733.
  • the pair of second lower article receiving apertures 737 in main pane! 725 are arranged such that in a set up condition each of them is in registry with a respective one of the second pair of upper article receiving apertures 735.
  • the first pair of upper article receiving apertures 733 is arranged in an offset configuration to the second pair of article receiving apertures 735.
  • apertures 731 in main pane! 721 is arranged such that they are in an offset configuration to the pair of second lower article receiving apertures 737 in main pane! 725. This has the effect of nesting the group of articles A in an assembled package 7 as shown in Figure 21.
  • the articles A in one row are offset from the articles A in the adjacent row thereby allowing a greater number of articles to be provided within a desired area, such as the loading a rea of a pallet.
  • the centres of each article A in one row of the group of articles A are staggered or offset with respect to the centres of the articles A in an adjacent row of articles A of the group of articles A.
  • hinged connection should not be construed as necessarily referring to a single fold line only; indeed it is envisaged that hinged connection can be formed from one or more of the following, a short slit, a frangible line or a fold line without departing from the scope of the invention.

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Emballage présentant un ou plusieurs articles et un support comportant une première partie et individuelle et une deuxième partie individuelle. La première partie est fixée à la deuxième partie du carton uniquement par un ou plusieurs desdits articles.
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