US 11,919,689 B2Granted

Blank for forming an article carrier

AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC

InventorsGregory P. Hayter, Matthew E. Zacherle, Andrew T. Peeler, Calvin L. Peterson, Brian D. Souza

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Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier (90) for packaging a plurality of articles and to a blank (10) for forming the article carrier. The article carrier comprises a plurality of primary panels (12,14,16,18) for forming a tubular structure and defining an interior thereof. The plurality of primary panels includes a first panel (12) and a second panel (14) opposing the first panel. The article carrier further comprises a partition structure for dividing the interior into two or more article-receiving cells. The carrier is formed form a blank comprising a partition-forming section (PS) which comprises a primary partition panel (22,24) and a secondary partition panel(40,44,36,46) formed from the primary partition panel and hingedly connected at one of the opposing ends thereof to the primary partition panel. The upper edge (E1) of the secondary partition panel is defined at least in part by a cutaway (R1) extending from a free end edge (E3) of the blank.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising a partition-forming section, wherein the partition-forming section comprises:

a first primary partition panel and a second primary partition panel hingedly connected to the first primary partition panel along a first fold line that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the blank;
a first secondary partition panel and a second secondary partition panel, each of the first secondary partition panel and the second secondary partition panel being formed from the first primary partition panel,
wherein the first secondary partition panel is hingedly connected to the first primary partition panel by a second fold line and the second secondary partition panel is hingedly connected to the first primary partition panel by a third fold line, the second fold line and the third fold line being spaced apart from each other and disposed generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
and
a glue panel hingedly connected to each of the first secondary partition panel and the second secondary partition panel via a common glue flap, such that the glue panel is interposed between the first secondary partition panel and the second secondary partition panel, with the first secondary partition panel disposed on one side of the glue panel and the second secondary partition panel disposed on an opposite side of the glue panel that opposes the one side,
wherein the second secondary partition panel comprises a first edge extending adjacently along the glue panel and a second edge disposed opposite to the first edge and immediately adjacent to the second primary partition panel.

3 more elements

A carton comprising a partition structure, the partition structure comprising:

a first primary partition panel and a second primary partition panel hingedly connected to the first primary partition panel along a first fold line, the first primary partition panel being in substantial face-contacting relationship with the second primary partition panel;
a first secondary partition panel and a second secondary partition panel, each of the first secondary partition panel and the second secondary partition panel being formed from the first primary partition panel and defining at least one article-receiving cell, each cell configured to hold an article therein,
wherein the first secondary partition panel is hingedly connected to the first primary partition panel by a second fold line and the second secondary partition panel is hingedly connected to the first primary partition panel by a third fold line, the second fold line and the third fold line being spaced apart from each other and disposed generally perpendicular to the first fold line;
and
a glue panel hingedly connected to each of the first secondary partition panel and the second secondary partition panel via a common glue flap such that the glue panel is interposed between the first secondary partition panel and the second secondary partition panel,
wherein an edge of the first secondary partition panel is defined at least in part by a first cutaway and an edge of the second secondary partition panel is defined at least in part by a second cutaway.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/124,220Filed 21 Mar 2023 · continuation
Priority: 30 Mar 2018
Published: US 2023/0331450 A119 Oct 2023
Granted: 5 Mar 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

B65D 71/0022
Tray-like elements provided with handles, for storage or transport of several articles, e.g. bottles, tins, jars: formed by folding or erecting…
B65D 2571/00141
Integral with the wrapper: glued
B65D 2571/00388
Squarings or the like: two rows of more than two cells
B65D 2571/00487
And extending ion a substantially vertical plane: and formed integrally with a partition

Family

Application62/650,684Us provisional application · filed 30 Mar 2018
PCT/US2019/023539Parent of this continuation · filed 22 Mar 2019
US 11,608,218 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 21 Mar 2023
US 2023/0331450 A1Pre-grant publication · published 19 Oct 2023
Application17/043,408Parent of this continuation
US 2021/0094740 A1Published application
US 11,919,689 B2This patent

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