US 4,305,500 AGranted

Bottle carrier

AssigneeChampion International Corporation

InventorHarold R. Jaeschke

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Abstract

A carrier for bottles having flanged neck portions is disclosed. The subject carrier includes a generally tubular triangle formed from a horizontal bottom panel hingedly connected to a pair of inclined side panels. The bottom panel is provided with openings which are vertically aligned with flange receiving apertures located at the apex of the triangular configuration. The bottles are received through the openings in the bottom panel, with the flanged neck portions being supported by the edges of the flange receiving apertures in the side walls. A plurality of inner support triangles are provided each including an apex coincident with the apex of the outer triangle and having side walls which are in abutting relationship with, and adhesively connected to, the inner surfaces of the adjacent side walls of the outer triangle. The bottom panel of each inner triangle acts as a support member which inhibits the spreading of the side walls of the outer triangle to prevent the accidental release of the bottles. Further, the bottom panel of the central inner triangle adds rigidity to the handle structure of the carrier. In a preferred embodiment, a tear strip for each flange receiving aperture is provided, in a side wall of the carrier, to facilitate the release of the bottle therefrom.

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Dependent claims

A carrier for bottles having flanged neck portions comprising:

a generally tubular outer triangle formed from a horizontal bottom panel hingedly connected to a pair of inclined side panels, said side panels meeting at an apex, said bottom panel having a plurality of bottle receiving apertures and with said side panels having an opposed pair of die cut portions for each bottle receiving aperture in said bottom panel, each said pair of opposed die cut portions cooperating to define a flange receiving aperture, each flange receiving aperture being aligned with one of said bottle receiving apertures in said bottom panel, said tubular outer triangle futher including a tear strip for each said flange receiving aperture, each tear strip being defined by a pair of spaced apart cut lines formed in one of said side panels, said tear strips extending from the associated flange receiving aperture to said bottom panel, and with said side panels further including a pair of opposed aligned apertures to define a carrying handle;
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a plurality of tubular inner support triangles, each said inner triangle formed from an inner bottom panel hingedly connected to a pair of inclined inner side panels, said inner side panels meeting at an apex which is coincident with the apex of said outer triangle, said inner triangles being disposed along the portions of said apex of said outer triangle which is uninterrupted by said flange receiving apertures, said inner side panels being in face to face contacting relationship with, and adhesively connected to, the inner surfaces of the adjacent side panels of said outer triangle, said inner triangles being operative to add structural rigidity to said carrier.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.