Carrier for containers
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsRaymond R. Spivey, Sr., Raymond S. Kastanek
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Abstract
A carton for holding a plurality of containers, the carton includes a top retainer having a top panel and at least one top end flap foldably connected to the top panel. The top panel includes at least one retaining portion having at least one receptacle for retaining at least one container of the plurality of containers, and the at least one retaining portion is removable from the carton. The carton further includes a tray having a bottom panel and at least one bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel. The at least one top end flap and the at least one bottom end flap cooperate to form a closed end of the carton.
Claims16
A method of forming a carton for holding a plurality of containers, the method comprising:
- obtaining a top retainer blank comprising a top panel and at least one top end flap foldably connected to the top panel, the top panel comprises at least one retaining portion having at least one receptacle for retaining at least one container of the plurality of containers, the at least one retaining portion comprising a first retaining portion and a second retaining portion, the at least one receptacle comprises a first receptacle of the first retaining portion and a second receptacle of the second retaining portion, the first receptacle has a first opening and the second receptacle has a second opening, the first retaining portion and the second retaining portion are removable from the top retainer blank;
- obtaining a tray blank comprising a bottom panel and at least one bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel;
- forming a tray from the tray blank;
- positioning the plurality of containers on the bottom panel of the tray formed from the tray blank;
- forming a top retainer from the top retaining blank and positioning the top retainer and attaching at least one container of the plurality of containers to the at least one retaining portion by contact of the at least one container with a respective receptacle, the first retaining portion being removably connected to each of the top panel and the second retaining portion, the top panel comprising a first tear line removably connecting the top panel to the first retaining portion and a second tear line removably connecting the first retaining portion to the second retaining portion, the first opening and the second opening each being spaced apart from each of the first tear line and the second tear line;
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- closing an end of the carton by positioning the at least one top end flap and the at least one bottom end flap to form a closed end of the carton.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.