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US 4,382,505 AGranted
Wrap around carrier for returnable bottles
AssigneeFederal Paper Board Company, Inc.
InventorsRobert L. Sutherland, George S. Holmes
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AssigneeFederal Paper Board Company, Inc.
InventorsRobert L. Sutherland, George S. Holmes
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A wrap around carrier package for returnable beverage bottles is disclosed which is formed by wrapping about an assembly of the bottles which are arranged in double row and transversely paired relation, a cut and scored blank of foldable sheet material, so as to form a tubular configuration, having bottle retention means, and securing the end panels of the blank by interengaging locking and latching elements thereon with cooperating elements on the bottom margin of a center partition forming member which is disposed between the rows of bottles and which has a handle portion at its top margin, the handle portion being rendered accessible by tearing out a substantial portion of the top wall panel of the package so as to release the bottles for removal through the resulting top opening and permit return of the empty bottles, thereby converting the carrier to an open-top basket style carrier. In one form of the carrier, the center partition has hinged panels at its opposite ends which are adapted to be positioned so as to close the ends of the package.
A carton for packaging an assembly of articles in the form of bottles arranged in double row, transversely aligned pairs, said carton being in the form of a tube of foldable sheet material with connected wall-forming panels which are adapted to be disposed about the top, sides and bottom of the articles when the assembly of articles is enclosed in the carton, said carton having means for restraining the articles against movement out of the ends of the carton, the top wall forming panels of said carton having tear lines defining a tear out portion of sufficient size to enable the articles to be readily removed through the resulting opening while retaining the tubular configuration of the carton and permitting return therein of articles of like form, the carton bottom wall comprising a pair of marginally overlapped panels which are secured by cooperating interengaging locking elements, and a separate insertable partition member adapted to be positioned between the two rows of articles which has means at the bottom for interlocking with the overlapped marginal portions of said bottom wall forming panels and a handle forming means adjacent the top which is accessible through the opening resulting from tearing out said portion of said top wall forming panel.
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