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AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorsStephen G. Simmons, Casey P. Grey, Bradford Walling, Matthew E. Zacherle, Eric D. Linvill, Linh L. Kooc
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Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carrier (90) for packaging one or more articles (B). The carrier comprises a main panel (12) having first (A1) and second (A2) adjacent apertures, arranged side by side, each for receiving a portion of an article. The main panel further comprises an annular series of tabs (16,18,20) formed around each of the first and second apertures. The tabs of each annular series are hingedly connected to the main panel such that at least some of the tabs yield out of the plane of the main panel when an article is received in the respective aperture so as to bear against the article. The main panel comprising a first layer (CL) comprising a paperboard substrate and a second layer (PL) providing a tear resistant layer wherein the tear resistant layer is disposed above the paperboard substrate.
A top-engaging carrier for packaging at least one article, the top-engaging carrier comprising:
A package comprising a top-engaging carrier and at least one article engaged by the top engaging carrier, the top-engaging carrier comprising a main panel comprising an article retention structure from which the at least one article is suspended, the article retention structure comprising at least one aperture struck from the main panel in which an upper portion of a respective article of the at least one article is received, the main panel further comprising an annular series of tabs formed around the at least one aperture such that the at least one aperture is defined at least in part by distal edges of the tabs, the tabs of the annular series being hingedly connected to the main panel and engaging with the upper portion of the at least one article such that at least some of the tabs yield out of the plane of the main panel so as to bear against the upper portion of the at least one article, the main panel comprising an upper surface facing upwards and a lower opposing surface facing downwards, the main panel further comprising a paperboard substrate and a tear resistant layer wherein the tear resistant layer is disposed closer to the upper surface than the paperboard substrate such that the tabs deform towards the article when moisture exits via the paperboard substrate.
A method of forming a package of at least one article and a top-engaging carrier, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.