Dispensing – With cutter and/or punch – To form dispensing opening in container
Patent
1986-06-02
1988-02-09
Bartuska, F. J.
Dispensing
With cutter and/or punch
To form dispensing opening in container
30 2, 220 85H, 222 83, 222183, B65D 5122
Patent
active
047236892
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to carton holders.
Substantial quantities of milk, fruit juices and other drinks are now sold in cartons of waxed board, typically of 1 liter or 2 liter capacity. Conventionally, such cartons are of design which permits the carton to be opened at the top to form a pouring spout from part of the top closure. Although the actions necessary to open the carton are relatively simple, the opening procedure is not always fully successful and this may result in malformation of the spout. In addition, the cartons are sometimes a little difficult to handle due to condensation on their external surfaces with the result that the carton can slip in the hand and also children and others with small hands have difficulty in holding the cartons, particularly cartons of 2 liter capacity.
A requirement accordingly exists for a holder which permits a carton to be held more easily, and also which facilitates opening of the carton.
According to the present invention, there is provided a holder for a carton containing liquid, said holder comprising a body engageable over the top of the carton, a pouring spout carried by the body, means for cutting a pouring opening in the top of the carton to enable an inner end portion of the spout to be received within the opening, means for providing a seal between the inner end portion of the spout and the opening, and a handle for lifting and tipping the body for discharge of the liquid through the spout.
Preferably, the pouring spout is rotatably mounted on the body and includes a cutter adapted to cut a circular pouring opening in the carton upon rotation of the spout.
Preferably, the holder includes at least one resiliently-mounted abutment adapted to snap into engagement beneath an exposed edge of a top closure of the carton, said abutment being releasable to permit removal of the carton from the holder.
Embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the top part of a conventional carton with which the holder of an embodiment of the invention is intended for use;
FIG. 2 is a front perspective view showing the holder of one embodiment of the invention in position on a carton;
FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the holder in position on the carton;
FIG. 4 is a section through a pouring spout;
FIG. 5 is a side elevation of a modified embodiment of the holder;
FIG. 6 is a fragmentary side elevation of an inner end of a pouring spout of the holder of FIG. 5; and
FIG. 7 is a fragmentary section through the upper part of the holder of FIG. 5.
The carton holder of the embodiments to be described is designed for use with a rectangular carton of conventional form comprising, as shown in FIG. 1, a top closure of gable-like construction with two opposed, inclined, side walls 2 which meet at an apex and are sealed together to form a substantially vertical fin 4. Opposed end walls of the closure are folded inwardly beneath the inclined side walls of the closure whereby a triangular recess 6 is formed at each end of the closure beneath the end edges 8 of the two inclined side walls 2.
The holder shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is open-bottomed so as to fit over the top of the carton, with the main body of the holder extending part way down the body of the carton, the main body of the holder being of a cross-sectional size such that it fits closely, but not tightly, on the body of the carton. At its upper end, the holder has two inclined walls 12 adapted to lie flush against the inclined walls 2 of the carton closure, and a downwardly-open central channel 14 adapted to receive the vertical fin 4. A resilient flap 16 lies adjacent each of the two triangular recesses 6 in the end wall of the carton, each flap 16 having an inwardly-directed abutment 18 which snaps into engagement beneath the end edge 8 of one of the two inclined walls of the carton closure when the holder is fitted into position over the top of the carton. When so engaged, the abutments 18 prevent the ca
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Bland Alan M.
Vallos Paul
Bartuska F. J.
Shaver Kevin P.
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