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US 12,595,102 B2Granted
Article carrier and blank therefor
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorsCasey P. Grey, Noah Dean, Joel C. Panek, John D. Benson
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AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorsCasey P. Grey, Noah Dean, Joel C. Panek, John D. Benson
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Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier for packaging one or more articles and a blank for forming the carrier. The carrier comprises a main panel having one or more article retention structures for receiving and securing the main panel to a respective article. The article retention structures each comprise a perimeter. The perimeter is interrupted by at least one major cutaway in the form of a notch or recess, and at least one minor cutaway in the form of a notch or recess, wherein the at least one major cutaway comprises a first angular dimension and the at least one minor cutaway comprises a second angular dimension, the first angular dimension being greater in magnitude than the second angular dimension.
An article carrier for packaging at least one article, the carrier comprising a main panel having at least one article retention structure for engaging an article, the at least one article retention structure comprising an aperture having a perimeter, wherein the perimeter includes a first load bearing edge having a first radius of curvature and a second load bearing edge having a second radius of curvature, the second radius of curvature being greater than the first radius of curvature, wherein the second load bearing edge is disposed in closer proximity to a side edge of the main panel than the first load bearing edge and wherein the second load bearing edge is disposed in closer proximity to an end edge of the main panel than the first load bearing edge, the second load bearing edge is interrupted by at least one cutaway such that the second load bearing edge is divided by the at least one cutaway into two or more arcuate segments each having the second radius of curvature.
A blank for forming an article carrier for packaging at least one article, the blank comprising a main panel having at least one article retention structure for engaging an article, the at least one article retention structure comprising an aperture having a perimeter, wherein the perimeter includes a first load bearing edge having a first radius of curvature and a second load bearing edge having a second radius of curvature, the second radius of curvature being greater than the first radius of curvature, wherein the second load bearing edge is disposed in closer proximity to a side edge of the main panel than the first load bearing edge and wherein the second load bearing edge is disposed in closer proximity to an end edge of the main panel than the first load bearing edge, the second load bearing edge is interrupted by at least one cutaway such that the second load bearing edge is divided by the at least one cutaway into two or more arcuate segments each having the second radius of curvature.
A blank for forming an article carrier, the blank comprising a main panel having at least one article retention structure for engaging an article, the at least one article retention structure comprising an aperture having a perimeter, wherein the perimeter is interrupted by at least one major cutaway and at least one minor cutaway, wherein the at least one major cutaway comprises a first angular dimension and the at least one minor cutaway comprises a second angular dimension, the first angular dimension being greater in magnitude than the second angular dimension, wherein a radially outermost ends of the at least one of the major cutaway and the minor cutaway is disposed generally at an outer perimeter of an upper rim of an article to be received in the at least one article retention structure.
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