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US 12,172,814 B2Granted
Carrier for containers
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorBrian Smalley
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Abstract
A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels at least partially extending around an interior space of the carrier, at least one curved corner, and at least one curved divider flap. The plurality of panels includes a front panel, a back panel, at least one side panel, and at least one bottom panel. The at least one curved divider flap extends from the at least one central panel to one of the front panel and the back panel in the interior space of the carrier.
Claims49
A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, comprising:
- a plurality of panels at least partially extending around an interior space of the carrier, the plurality of panels includes a front panel, a back panel, at least one central panel, at least one side panel, and at least one bottom panel, the at least one central panel positioned a distance from one of the front panel and the back panel;
- at least one curved corner;
- and
- at least one curved divider flap extending from the at least one central panel to one of the front panel and the back panel in the interior space of the carrier, the at least one curved divider flap whose curvature begins approximately half the distance from the at least one central panel to the one of the front panel and the back panel, the at least one curved divider flap defines a radius of curvature between the at least one central panel and the one of the front panel and the back panel, the radius of curvature being approximately half the distance from the at least one central panel to the one of the front panel and the back panel.
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A blank for forming a carrier for holding a plurality of containers, comprising:
- a plurality of panels for at least partially extending around an interior space of the carrier formed from the blank, the plurality of panels includes a front panel, a back panel, at least one central panel, at least one side panel, and at least one bottom panel, the at least one central panel for being positioned a distance from one of the front panel and the back panel when the carrier is formed from the blank;
- at least one corner portion for forming at least one curved corner of the carrier formed from the blank;
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- at least one divider flap for curvedly extending from the at least one central panel to one of the front panel and the back panel in the interior space of the carrier formed from the blank, the at least one curved divider flap whose curvature begins approximately half the distance from the at least one central panel to the one of the front panel and the back panel when the carrier is formed from the blank, the at least one curved divider flap for having a radius of curvature between the at least one central panel and the one of the front panel and the back panel of approximately half the distance from the at least one central panel to the one of the front panel and the back panel when the carrier is formed from the blank.
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A method of forming a carrier for holding a plurality of containers, comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a back panel, at least one central panel, at least one side panel, and at least one bottom panel, at least one corner portion, and at least one divider flap;
- folding the plurality of panels at least partially around an interior of the carrier such that the at least one central panel is positioned a distance from one of the front panel and the back panel;
- curving the at least one corner portion to form at least one curved corner;
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- positioning the at least one divider flap to curvedly extend from the at least one central panel to one of the front panel and the back panel in the interior space of the carrier such that the at least one divider flap is curved, whose curvature begins approximately half the distance from the at least one central panel to the one of the front panel and the back panel and such that the at least one curved divider flap defines a radius of curvature between the at least one central panel and the one of the front panel and the back panel, the radius of curvature being approximately half the distance from the at least one central panel to the one of the front panel and the back panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.