Special receptacle or package – For plural tetrahedron receptacles
Patent
1995-05-01
1996-08-27
Gehman, Bryon P.
Special receptacle or package
For plural tetrahedron receptacles
206526, 206597, 53399, 229920, B65D 518
Patent
active
055492029
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a container package suitable for containing a plurality of rectangular carton containers of uniform height, shape and size, the containers each having a rectangular cross section from side to side. The present invention in particular relates to multipack type assemblies of rectangular carton containers such as for example, folding cartons for cereal, soap, biscuits, coffee, tea, milk and the like.
It is of major importance to all manufacturers to save money on packaging. It is also a major goal to reduce packaging where possible.
However, any new type of package must be able to flow through the distribution channels undamaged. This is a multi-faceted problem since the new multipack package must endure storage, transportation (i.e. truck or rail), handling in customers distribution, warehouses and finally handling and displaying at the retailer. The manufacturers also must concern themselves with packaging equipment, its cost, availability and proper integration of any new package into their existing packaging and production lines. A further concern of any manufacturer is that the new package must be identified by their customers automatic inventory control bar coding systems (of which there are many).
Packing containers are known which comprise an envelope and wherein the assembly is held together by a strap. One problem still facing the industry however is how to package rectangular fold carton containers such that the containers are not crushed in the strapping process and have sufficient strength to be stored stacked.
It would be advantageous to have an alternate packaging means for packaging rectangular carton containers.
Thus the present invention in accordance with a general aspect provides a blank for forming a U-shaped support envelope for a container package containing rectangular carton containers of uniform height, shape and size, said containers each having a top, a bottom and sides, said U-shaped support envelope having an uncovered top, two opposed uncovered sides, and two opposed, parallel, planar side wall members extending from a planar base, each said side wall member having a top edge, rear edge and two side edges, defining with the rear edge, a rear corner upwardly such that planar base is connected to each side wall member by a respective fold line, said fold lines are parallel to each other, each said side edge defines the top edge of a respective side wall member, each side wall member comprises a said front corner and a said rear corner, and each of the side wall members has a height such that the top edge thereof is flush with or extends above the tops of the adjacent containers, corner, carton containers in the U-shaped envelope, said edge slot means thereof being disposed adjacent to a respective side edge of said blank, said edge slot means thereof having a bottom, and that thereof, and is under tension to hold the carton containers in said U-shaped envelope, outwardly beyond the bottom of the slot means thereof, that thereof, and is under tension to hold the carton containers in said U-shaped envelope, envelope and over and along the side wall members thereof, and that the cushion tongue means thereof can be positioned so that thereof, and is under tension to hold the carton containers in said U-shaped envelope, member and engages an upper side edge portion of an uncovered side of a respective adjacent carton container.
In accordance with the present invention, rectangular containers are those which when viewed in cross section from side to side have four corners.
The tongue members projecting from the slots are disposed so as to form radius compressible cushions allowing the strap or band member to pull straight across the uncovered folding carton faces , i.e. the tongues provide resistance against the cartons buckling when strapped. Also strapping the assembled cartons adjacent to their tops establishes extra combined resistance against the cartons buckling when strapped.
The present invention in accordance with another aspect provides a kit f
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Bui Luan K.
Gehman Bryon P.
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