Special receptacle or package – For plural beverage-type receptacles – Four-sided wrapper
Patent
1995-06-02
1997-01-21
Gehman, Bryon P.
Special receptacle or package
For plural beverage-type receptacles
Four-sided wrapper
206148, B65D 7500
Patent
active
055952992
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
This invention relates to article carriers and blanks therefor which are particularly useful for carrying articles such as bottles. More particularly the invention relates to a bottle carrier of the wrap-round type and is concerned with an improved bottle retention and carrier reinforcing feature which receive heel portions of bottles accommodated in the carrier.
Bottle heel retention means in wraparound carriers are well known.
EPO171229B1 discloses a known bottle carrier of the wrap-around type having top, bottom and side walls inter-connected to form a tubular open-ended structure. A sloping heel panel interconnects each side wall along a fold line with an associated bottom lap panel. The bottom corners of the carton formed by the sloping heel panel comprise bottle heel receiving apertures formed in each sloping heel panel which extend into the associated side wall and lap panels. The receiving apertures form part of the bottle heel retaining feature which further comprises bottle engaging and carrier reinforcing flaps which are foldably joined along opposed peripheral edges of the bottle heel receiving apertures. In particular, EPO171229B1 discloses bottle engaging and carrier reinforcing flaps which extend across the associated sloping heel panel and into the associated side wall and lap panel; the flaps comprising hinged portions so that in the formed bottle carrier a portion of the bottle engaging and carrier reinforcing flap is substantially parallel with the inner surface of the associated lap panel. In this construction a portion of the heel of a bottle protrudes from the carrier without being protected and the tighter the package is made the more is the tendency for the heel to protrude further. Also, tears can be created in the carton surrounding a receiving aperture due sometimes to an "over tight" package and in part at least, to any movement of a bottle acting directly against the edge of the receiving aperture.
Another type of bottle heel retaining structure is shown by EPO 059 104. This reference discloses a heel retaining flap extending primarily outwardly of the carton, although C-shaped cuts provided cause a small portion of the flap to extend inwardly of the carton. However the folding action of the retaining flaps is outward i.e. the pivoting action is outward and not inward. EPO 247 298 is another example of an outwardly extending bottle heel retaining flap and whereas in practice a small portion of the flap may extend inwardly of the carton, the setting up pivoting action is outward.
One aspect of the invention provides an article carrier for bottles comprising angularly related panels such as a top, bottom and side wall panels which are foldably interconnected. Accordingly the carrier might be of the tray or wraparound types for example. The carrier further comprises article receiving and retaining means extending between a main side wall panel and a main second panel which is either a top or a bottom panel, said means comprising an aperture adapted to receive a portion of an article contained within the carrier, and a flap struck from and hingably connected to an edge of said aperture which flap is adapted to abut the article received in the aperture, and wherein the flap is pivotal into an operative position about its hinged connection to provide portions thereof which protrude both inwardly and outwardly of the carrier so that a portion of said flap engages the article internally of the carrier and another portion of said flap engages the article externally of the carrier, said flap being put into its operative position by pivoting inwardly of the carrier.
Beneficially, a retaining means might be provided to retain a heel or a shoulder, or both, of an article such as a bottle or a can for example.
According to a feature of this aspect of the invention said receiving and retaining means may comprise a pair of complimentary hinged flaps, each being hinged on opposite edges of said aperture.
According to another feature of this aspect of the invention, said other portion of the or
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Boshinski Thomas A.
Gehman Bryon P.
The Mead Corporation
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