Wrap around carrier for petaloid pet bottles
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorRobert L. Sutherland
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Abstract
A wrap around carrier for carrying bottle with a petaloid base having heel assemblies that have hinge doors with a vertical cut line in the bottom of each hinge with a horizontal cut line at the top of each cut line that extends inwardly towards the heel aperture formed by the door. This carton has a second cut line that is either at the bottom of the vertical cut line in each hinge or near the center of the door. None of these cut lines extend into the heel aperture. This combination of cut lines facilitates the control tearing of the cut line at the top of the vertical cut line into the heel aperture.
Claims13
A wrap around carrier for carrying a plurality of bottles with a petaloid base having a plurality of toes comprising:
- a. a top panel, opposite side panels and a bottom panel consisting of two flaps that are locked together;
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- b. each side panel having a heel assembly for each bottle that is to be placed adjacent said side panel, said heel assembly being formed in said side panel adjacent the bottom panel, said heel assembly having two doors with a heel aperture between the doors, with each door being hinged by a hinge to the side panel, said hinge extending from the bottom panel upwardly towards the top panel, said hinge having top, bottom and center portions with a vertical cut line in the bottom portion of the hinge which has an extension that extends inwardly as the first cut line towards, but not connecting, the heel aperture at the top end of the vertical cut line nearest the center portion of the hinge, each said hinge being provided with a second cut line selected from the group consisting of (i) a cut line extending inwardly from the vertical cut line nearest the bottom panel, but not connecting to the heel aperture, and (ii) at least one cut line extending between the center portion of the hinge and the heel aperture, but not interconnected to either;
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- c. said first cut line extending inwardly near the top end of the vertical cut designed to facilitate a controlled tear between said first cut line and the heel aperture when a toe of the petaloid bottle is off centered in the heel aperture towards the door with said cut line.
A wrap around carrier for carrying a plurality of bottles with a petaloid base having a plurality of toes comprising:
- a. a top panel, opposite side panels and a bottom panel consisting of two flaps that are locked together;
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- b. each side panel having a heel assembly for each bottle that is to be placed adjacent said side panel, said heel assembly being formed in said side panel adjacent to said bottom panel, said heel assembly having two doors with a heel aperture between the doors, with each door being hinged by a hinge to the side panel, said hinge extending from the bottom panel upwardly towards the top panel, said hinge having top, bottom, and center portions with a vertical cut line in the bottom portion of the hinge which has an extension that extends inwardly as a first cut line towards the heel aperture at the top end of the vertical cut nearest the center portion of the hinge, but not connecting to the heel aperture, each said hinge being provided with a second cut line which extends inwardly from the vertical cut line nearest the bottom panel, but not connecting to the heel aperture;
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- c. said first cut line extending inwardly near the top end of the vertical cut designed to facilitate a controlled tear between said first cut line and the heel aperture when the toe of the petaloid bottle is off centered in the heel aperture towards the door of said first cut line.
A wrap around carrier for carrying a plurality of bottles with a petaloid base having a plurality of toes comprising:
- a. a top panel, opposite side panels and a bottom panel consisting of two flaps that are locked together;
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- b. each side panel having a heel assembly for each bottle that is to be placed adjacent said side panel, said heel assembly being formed in said side panel adjacent to bottom panel, said heel assembly having two doors with a heel aperture between the doors, with each door being hinged by a hinge to the side panel, said hinge extending from the bottom panel upwardly towards the top panel, said hinge having top, bottom and center portions with a vertical cut line in the bottom portion of the hinge which has an extension that extends inwardly as a first cut line towards, but not connecting, the heel aperture at the top end of the vertical cut line nearest the center portion of the hinge, said hinge being provided with a second cut line which consists of at least one cut line extending between the center portion of the hinge and heel aperture but not interconnected to either;
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- said first cut line extending inwardly near the top end of the vertical cut designed to facilitate a controlled tear between said first cut line and the heel aperture when a toe of the petaloid bottle is off centered in the heel aperture towards the door of said first cut line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.