Flapless carrier for articles
AssigneeDon Coburn, Inc.
InventorRobert G. Carver
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Abstract
A carrier for articles having two opposed ends, the carrier having a sleeve and flapless latches for retaining the articles within the carrier. The latches may include cubic masses of cured foamed plastic adhesive proximate to or bearing on the end portions of the articles to retain and cushion them within the carrier.
Claims7
A carrier formed from a sheet material for receiving at least one article having two opposing end portions, said carrier comprising:
- top and bottom walls;
- a pair of side walls, each side wall being hingedly attached to each of said top and bottom walls to form a carrier sleeve;
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- at least two three-dimensional retaining elements extending from said top wall engageable with an end portion of an article inserted into said carrier, for blocking the article from slipping out of said carrier, wherein each of said retaining elements comprises a mass of a cured adhesive that has adhered itself to said top wall.
A blank formed from a sheet material for forming a carrier for receiving at least one article having two opposing end portions, said blank comprising a continuous array of panels joined by lateral fold lines including:
- a bottom wall, a first side wall, a top wall and a second side wall, and having extending from said top wall at least two three-dimensional retaining elements for blocking the end of an article inserted into said carrier from slipping out of said carrier, wherein each of said retaining elements comprises a mass of a cured adhesive that has adhered itself to said top wall.
A blank formed from a sheet material for forming a carrier for receiving at least one pair of articles each having two opposing end portions, said blank comprising a continuous array of panels joined by lateral fold lines including:
- a first bottom wall, a first side wall, a top wall, a second side wall, a second bottom wall and a reinforcing panel, and having extending from said top wall at least two three-dimensional retaining elements for blocking an end of each of a pair of articles inserted into said carrier from slipping out of said carrier wherein each of said retaining elements comprises a mass of a cured adhesive that adhered itself to said top wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.