Bottle container and method of erecting and loading the same
AssigneePack Image, Inc.
InventorOrison W. Stone
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Abstract
A returnable container for bottles wherein the bottles are substantially completely enclosed in the container. The container is adapted to be opened to remove the bottles while retaining sufficient structural integrity to form a container for the return of the bottles. The container is formed as a tube having a bottom wall, two end walls, a top wall with side walls enclosing the bottles within the tube. An internal brace consisting of a cross panel glued to the top wall and depending centrally located panels provide an inverted channel-shaped beam which braces the container against collapse even after the side walls have been substantially completely destroyed to open the container.
Claims11
A returnable container for glass bottles comprising,
- a tube formed by a bottom wall, two end walls and a top wall,
- an internal brace comprising a cross panel glued to the underside of said top wall and two depending panels in the center of said tube, said brace extending between said end walls,
- and side walls enclosing bottles within said tube,
- said side walls having a perforated upper portion creating a removable access panel.
A returnable container for glass bottles comprising,
- a tube formed by a bottom wall, two end walls and a top wall, and
- an internal brace comprising a cross panel glued to the underside of said top wall and two depending panels in the center of said tube,
- said brace extending between said end walls.
The method of forming a folded container blank ready for erection and filling with bottles comprising the steps of,
- forming a blank having five serially connected panels consisting of
- an apertured top panel having upper side flaps hinged thereto,
- a first end panel,
- a bottom panel having lower side flaps hinged thereto,
- a second end panel,
- and a brace panel including a cross panel and depending panels hinged thereto,
- feeding said blank in a horizontal path transverse to the major dimension of said blank,
- first folding said second end panel and brace panel over upon said bottom and end panels, respectively,
- applying glue to said cross panel of said brace panel,
- folding said top panel onto said brace panel.
The method of loading a container formed as a tube having a bottom wall, opposed end walls, top wall, depending side flaps hinged to said top wall and an internal brace consisting of a cross panel glued to the underside of said top wall, and two depending panels generally parallel to said side flaps comprising the steps of,
- moving said container in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the axis of said tube,
- holding said side flaps at an inclined angle above horizontal,
- plowing said depending panels downwardly to an angle of about 45.degree..
- and side-loading bottles into each side of said container wherein the bottles force said depending panels to a substantially vertical position between the bottles on each side of said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.