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US 12,187,515 B2Granted
Package, article carrier and blank therefor
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorMatthew E. Zacherle
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AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorMatthew E. Zacherle
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A package, a carrier for packaging one or more articles and a blank for forming the carrier are disclosed. The carrier comprises an engaging panel with at least one article-receiving aperture disposed in engagement with a part of an article. The engaging panel has a first side edge, a first end edge, a corner defined by the first side and end edges, and a corner area. The article-receiving aperture comprises a first engaging edge across the corner area from the corner. The corner area is defined at least partially by the first engaging edge, and end portions of each of the first side and end edges extending from the corner, respectively. The corner area is folded with respect to the remainder of the engaging panel such that the end portion of the first side edge is angled with respect to an adjoining portion of the first side edge. Also disclosed is a package comprising an article carrier and at least one article, the at least one article having an upwardly tapered upper portion, the carrier comprising an engaging panel comprising a first, upper, ply and a second, lower, ply, the lower ply including at least one lower aperture having an annular series of lower ply tabs formed around the at least one lower aperture, wherein the lower ply tabs are angled upwardly with respect to the engaging panel such that the lower ply tabs are in face-contacting engagement with the upper portion of the at least one article, the upper ply includes at least one upper aperture arranged substantially coaxially with the at least one lower aperture and has an annular series of upper ply tabs formed around the at least one upper aperture, the upper ply tabs are angled upwardly with respect to the engaging panel such that at least some of each of the upper ply tabs is in face-contacting engagement with a respective adjacent pair of the lower ply tabs.
A package comprising at least one article and an article carrier, the article carrier comprising an engaging panel having at least one article-receiving aperture disposed in engagement with a part of the at least one article, the engaging panel comprising a first side edge, a first end edge, a corner defined by the first side and end edges and a corner area, wherein the article-receiving aperture comprises a first engaging edge at a position across the corner area from the corner, the corner area is defined at least partially by the first engaging edge, an end portion of the first side edge extends from the corner and an end portion of the first end edge extends from the corner and wherein the corner area is folded with respect to the remainder of the engaging panel such that the end portion of the first side edge is angled with respect to an adjoining portion of the first side edge.
An article carrier for packaging one or more articles, the article carrier comprising an engaging panel comprising a first upper ply and a second lower ply secured together in face contacting arrangement, the upper ply including at least one upper aperture having an annular series of upper ply tabs formed around the at least one upper aperture, the upper ply tabs each having a base and an inner edge opposite said base, wherein the upper ply tabs are folded upwardly with respect to the engaging panel when a portion of at least one article is received in the at least one upper aperture, the lower ply includes at least one lower aperture substantially coaxial with the at least one upper aperture, the at least one lower aperture has an annular series of lower ply tabs formed around the at least one lower aperture, wherein the lower ply tabs each has a base and an inner edge opposite said base of each lower ply tab, the at least one lower aperture has a notional lower outer circle defined by the bases of lower ply tabs, the notional lower outer circle has a lower outer circle diameter, wherein the upper ply tabs each has a base and an inner edge opposite said base of each upper ply tab, the at least one upper aperture has a notional upper outer circle defined by the bases of the upper ply tabs, the notional upper outer circle has an upper outer circle diameter, and wherein the upper outer circle diameter is equal to or less than the lower outer circle diameter.
A blank for forming an article carrier, the blank comprising a first panel for forming an upper ply of an engaging panel and a second panel for forming a lower ply of the engaging panel, the second panel including at least one lower aperture having a series of first lower ply tabs formed around a first portion of the at least one lower aperture and at least one second lower tab formed around a second portion of the at least one lower aperture, the first panel including at least one upper aperture arranged to be substantially coaxial with the at least one lower aperture in a setup condition, the first panel having a series of first upper ply tabs formed around a first portion of the at least one upper aperture and at least one second upper tab formed around a second portion of the at least one upper aperture, wherein the first lower ply tabs are arranged to be offset with respect to the first upper ply tabs and wherein the at least one second lower tab is aligned in registry with the at least one second upper tab when the blank is a setup condition.
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