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US 2023/0312206 A1Published application
Packaging system and blanks therefor
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorsMatthew E. Zacherle, Gregory P. Hayter, Caleb S. Loftin, Bradford J. Walling, Patrick Blin
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Abstract
A package (94) comprising at least one first inner carrier (92) and a second outer carrier (90), the or each of the at least one first inner carrier (92) having a first tubular structure, the second outer carrier (90) also having a tubular structure, and the second outer carrier being disposed, at least in part, on the outside of the first inner carrier such that the axes of the tubular structures are substantially perpendicular.
Claims21
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A package for holding a group of articles comprising:
- a first inner carrier and a second outer carrier, the first inner carrier having a first tubular axis, the second outer carrier having a second tubular axis, and the second outer carrier being disposed, at least in part, on the outside of the first inner carrier such that the first tubular axis is substantially perpendicular to the second tubular axis,
- wherein the first inner carrier comprises a composite first bottom wall comprising more than one bottom panel and the second outer carrier comprises a composite second bottom wall comprising more than one bottom panel,
- wherein the second outer carrier comprises a locking tab formed in the second bottom wall and the first inner carrier comprises an aperture formed in the first bottom wall, the locking tab configured to mate with the aperture to form a connection between the first inner carrier and the second outer carrier.
A package comprising:
- a first inner carrier and a second outer carrier, the first inner carrier having a first tubular axis, the second outer carrier having a second tubular axis, and the second outer carrier being disposed, at least in part, on the outside of the first inner carrier such that the first tubular axis is substantially perpendicular to the second tubular axis,
- wherein the first inner carrier comprises a top panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a composite first bottom wall comprising more than one bottom panel, and two opposite ends that are at least partially open,
- wherein the first tubular axis extends between the two opposite open ends of the first inner carrier;
- wherein the second outer carrier comprises a top panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a composite second bottom wall comprising more than one bottom panel, and two opposite open ends that are at least partially open,
- wherein the second tubular axis extends between the two opposite open ends of the second outer carrier;
- wherein the first inner carrier is configured to be wrapped about a group of articles and the second outer carrier is configured to be wrapped around the first inner carrier and the group of articles;
- wherein the second outer carrier comprises a locking tab and the first inner carrier comprises an aperture, the locking tab being configured to be received in the aperture to connect the first inner carrier and the second outer carrier together,
- wherein the composite first bottom wall comprises a first bottom panel and a second bottom panel,
- wherein the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel are disposed in at least partial overlapping relationship, and
- wherein the aperture is defined in part by a first cutaway struck from the first bottom panel and a second cutaway struck from the second bottom panel.
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