Article carrier and blank therefor
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorsJean-Michel Garnier, Matthew E. Zacherle
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier for packaging one or more articles and a blank for forming the carrier. The article carrier comprises a plurality of top-engaging openings or engaging structures each having an annular series of engaging teeth or tabs along the perimeter of that opening. The annular series of engaging tabs of each opening is interrupted by at most two gaps. A notional diametrical line z-z′ passes through the center of each of the at most two gaps and extends substantially perpendicular to the grain direction GR of paper material from which the article carrier is formed.
Claims19
An article carrier for packaging at least one article, the article carrier comprising a main panel including a plurality of top-engaging openings each having an annular series of engaging tabs along the perimeter thereof, wherein the annular series of engaging tabs of at least one of the top-engaging openings is interrupted by at most two gaps, each gap defining a void between two of the annular series of engaging tabs and extending into the main panel, wherein a notional diametric line passes through a center of each of the at most two gaps.
An article carrier for packaging at least one article, the article carrier comprising a plurality of top-engaging openings each having an annular series of engaging tabs along the perimeter of that opening, wherein a first opening of the plurality of openings has only one first gap interrupting the annular series of tabs of the first opening, and a second opening of the plurality of openings has only two second gaps interrupting the annular series of tabs of the second opening, wherein the first gap and each of the second gaps are aligned along a notional line parallel to a longitudinal axis of the article carrier.
A blank for forming an article carrier, the blank comprising a main panel comprising a plurality of top-engaging openings each having an annular series of engaging tabs along the perimeter thereof for engaging with a portion of an article received in each top-engaging opening, wherein the annular series of engaging tabs of at least one of the top-engaging openings is interrupted by at most two gaps, each gap defining a void between two of the annular series of engaging tabs and extending into the main panel, wherein a notional diametric line passes through a center of each of the at most two gaps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.