Handling: hand and hoist-line implements – Grapple – Multiple grapples for multiple objects
Patent
1995-06-02
1997-06-17
Cherry, Johnny D.
Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Grapple
Multiple grapples for multiple objects
206158, B65D 7100
Patent
active
056391374
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an article carrier of the so called top gripping type which is particularly, although not exclusively, suitable for holding together a plurality of bottles at the neck portions of the bottles in two or more rows.
Top gripping carriers for bottles are well known. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 2,823,063 discloses a top engaging carrier having an internal double ply reinforcing partition. One of the partition-forming panels has a glue flap that extends from the bottom wall and is attached to the top wall of the carrier.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,318,476 discloses a top-engaging carrier having a so called billboard panel depending from one of the side walls. The billboard panel is normally used for carrying sales information and/or for advertising. In blank form, the carrier has its billboard panel at one end of the blank.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,135,104 discloses a top engaging carrier having a billboard panel and an upstanding reinforcing structure formed from a pair of mutually hinged panels. When the carrier is in blank form, the hinged panels are located between a pair of wall-forming panels.
Accordingly, so called billboard panels per se or partitions per se are known in the art as is shown in the above references. However, none of the references alone or in combination suggest forming a partition from a pair of hinged panels for the purpose of providing a top engaging carrier with a partition together with a billboard panel.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
One aspect of the present invention provides an article carrier for holding together a plurality of articles such as bottles. The carrier comprises opposed upper and lower walls interconnected by spaced side walls to form a tubular structure. The lower wall includes a pair of wall-forming panel portions connected respectively to the side walls and disposed adjacent to each other. The upper and lower walls each has a plurality of article receiving apertures. The apertures in the lower wall are in register with apertures in the upper wall. The carrier also has a billboard panel depending from one of the side walls and an internal partition structure interposed between the side walls and extending between the upper and lower walls. The partition structure is formed from material disposed and connecting between the wall-forming panel portions of the lower wall.
According to a feature of this aspect of the invention, the partition structure may comprise a pair of first and second interconnected panel elements foldably joined respectively to the wall-forming panel portions. The panel elements may be disposed in flat face contacting relationship with each other and provide an upstanding part of the partition structure when the carrier is in a set up condition. Preferably, the partition structure further comprises a third panel element foldably joined to the upper edge of one of the first and second panel elements. Such a third panel element is secured to the upper wall.
According to another feature of this aspect of the invention, one of the wall-forming panel portions may have an outer side edge disposed along the one side wall to which the billboard panel is joined, and the one wall-forming panel may be provided with a glue flap foldably joined thereto along the outer side edge of the one wall-forming panel portion. The glue flap is secured to the one side wall and thereby the one wall-forming panel is connected to the one side wall.
Another aspect of the invention provides a blank for forming an article carrier of a tubular structure suitable for holding together a plurality of articles such as bottles. The blank comprises a series of foldably interconnected wall panels for forming the tubular structure. The series of wall panels includes a pair of end panels located at the opposite ends of the blank. The blank also comprises a billboard panel foldably joined to one of the end panels. One of the wall panels comprises a pair of wall-forming panel portions and a pair of foldably joined panel elements disposed between the wall-f
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Cherry Johnny D.
Suzuki Tsugihiko
The Mead Corporation
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