Carrier for containers
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorDonald Spitler
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Abstract
A carrier for holding one or more articles. The carrier can comprise a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier and a bottom wall extending along the interior of the carrier. The bottom wall can comprise a first locking member and a second locking member, wherein the first locking member and the second locking member engage one another to form the bottom wall. The first locking member can comprise a first bottom panel and a first bottom flap in an at least partially overlapping relationship, and the second locking member can comprise a second bottom panel and a second bottom flap in an at least partially overlapping relationship. The carrier further can comprise a central wall foldably connected to one or more panels of the plurality of panels.
Claims43
A carrier for holding one or more articles, the carrier comprising:
- a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier;
- a bottom wall extending along the interior of the carrier, the bottom wall comprising a first locking member engaged with a second locking member, wherein a first bottom panel and a first bottom flap overlap in a face-to-face arrangement to form the first locking member, and wherein a second bottom panel and a second bottom flap overlap in a face-to-face arrangement to form the second locking member;
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- a central wall foldably connected to one or more panels of the plurality of panels.
A blank for forming a carrier for holding a plurality of articles, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels for extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier formed from the blank;
- a first bottom panel, a first bottom flap, a second bottom panel, and a second bottom flap foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the first bottom panel and the first bottom flap overlap in a face-to-face arrangement to form a first locking member when the carrier is formed from the blank, and the second bottom panel and the second bottom flap overlap in a face-to-face arrangement to form a second locking member when the carrier is formed from the blank, and the first locking member and the second locking member are for engaging one another to form a bottom wall of the carrier formed from the blank;
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- a central panel foldably connected to one or more panels of the plurality of panels, the central panel being for at least partially forming a central wall of the carrier formed from the blank.
A method of forming a carrier for holding a plurality of articles, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels, a central panel foldably connected to one or more panels of the plurality of panels, and a first bottom panel, a first bottom flap, a second bottom panel, and a second bottom flap foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels;
- folding the plurality of panels to at least partially form a collapsed carrier;
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- forming the carrier by folding the collapsed carrier to move the plurality of panels to extend at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the folding the collapsed carrier causing the first bottom panel and the first bottom flap to overlap in a face-to-face arrangement to form a first locking member, causing the second bottom panel and the second bottom flap to overlap in a face-to-face arrangement to form a second locking member, and causing the first locking member and the second locking member to engage one another to form a bottom wall of the carrier.
The method of 29, wherein the plurality of panels comprises at least a front panel and a side panel, the front panel being foldably connected to the side panel and the central panel being foldably connected to the side panel, wherein the blank further comprises a divider panel foldably connected to the central panel and the front panel, and wherein the folding the collapsed carrier further causes the divider panel to separate from the front panel and the central panel along respective cut or tear lines and to extend from the central panel to the front panel along the interior of the carrier.
A carrier for holding one or more articles, the carrier comprising:
- a plurality of panels comprising at least a front panel, a side panel, and a central panel, wherein the central panel extends from the side panel to at least partially divide the carrier into a front portion and a back portion, each of the central panel and the front panel is foldably connected to the side panel;
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- a bottom wall comprising at least a bottom panel foldably connected to the front panel and a bottom flap foldably connected to the side panel, the bottom wall comprising a first locking feature extending in the bottom panel and a second locking feature extending in the bottom flap, wherein the bottom panel and the bottom flap are in an at least partially overlapping relationship so that the first locking feature and the second locking feature are engaged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.